Beware!

*Beware!*

Who can give birth to a king,*

*She could become an emperor herself.* *(woman's day special)*

The one who respects everyone and loves everyone is deprived of love and respect from all sides. No one thinks about her, and she is not even given a place as small as the broom used to clean the house.

Is this my fate? Did God do this to me? Is this my destiny?

No... No, this is not my fate or my bad luck, it is the narrow-minded thinking of society and the system. God did not do this to me.

God came in the form of Guru Nanak and raised the banner of truth for me, rejecting the worldly, disrespectful mindset. He said that the one from whom you were born, the one with whom you make friendships, the one with whom you live and die, the one without whom not a single moment of happiness can exist in your life, the one without whom life cannot exist – to call her bad is foolishness, if not more.

is no existence beyond the feminine, and no one can exist without a woman.

In the form of God, Guru Nanak loved me by saying that He created great people like kings, saints, and devotees through women. The Guru said that whether a person is a man or a woman, the one who remembers God’s name is truly good. Being a man does not make you good, and being a woman does not make you bad. The one who does good deeds is good.

So how can I think that I was born a woman due to bad luck? No, this is not bad luck or punishment from God, this is a divine gift from God.

It is only the narrow-minded thinking of society that considers being a man as greatness and being a woman as a crime. Society has such a polluted view that it even wants to take away the gift that God gave me, like when a child is linked only to the father, saying the child carries the father's blood.

But the words of my Guru's Bani say:

"" ਮਾ ਕੀ ਰਕਤੁ ਪਿਤਾ ਬਿਦੁ ਧਾਰਾ॥

ਮੂਰਤਿ ਸੂਰਤਿ ਕਰਿ ਅਪਾਰਾ॥

ਜੋਤਿ ਦਾਤ ਜੇਤੀ ਸਭ ਤੇਰੀ ਤੂੰ ਕਰਤਾ ਸਭ ਠਾਈ ਹੇ॥੪॥"

Meaning:- "Mother's blood, father's seed, the form and face are beyond measure. The light that you gave is yours, O Creator, everywhere and in everything."

(Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 1022)

A child is not just the father’s, the child belongs to the mother, the blood is the mother's, the father's contribution is the seed (virility).

Society made me feel like a sinner, and only imposed restrictions on me. The one who made me wear the restriction band never stood by me. My own blood relatives never spoke up for me. The father, whose words made me feel like the angel of the house, slowly imposed restrictions on my happiness, forbidding me from stepping outside. "There is a temple outside, and your respect is at risk," they said. But nobody in society cared to stop those who were causing the danger.

But society is not to blame. I, the girl, am now considered a sinner, and I accepted this thought of "So why should I complain?" without questioning society and my relationships. Why?

Not because I am weak. Not because I am afraid. But because I respect my parents, brothers, sons, daughters, grandparents, and every relationship I have. I desire to see everyone happy. But society is acting with cruelty against this.

I call on society and every relationship with love and respect, warning them to stop. Stop trying to cut off my wings in your pride. God made the sky equal for my flight as well. I too wish to fly, and history bears witness to this. I have always soared four steps ahead of men. Maybe that's why they hate me, because I can break their pride.

Beware! O society, O world, O every relationship, beware! My heart holds love and respect for you; let it remain. If I break free from your restrictions and adopt rebellious thoughts to break your chains, remember this:

*Beware!*

*Who can give birth to a king,*

*She could become an emperor herself.*

Written by Sodh Singh Baaz 9041301984

English Translate by Gurpreet Kaur