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By Helen Andelin, Author of Fascinating Womanhood | |
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Womanhood Day is taking a few new turns this year out of necessity. We didn’t start early enough to get the volunteer help we needed to make it a national celebration so we will celebrate it on local levels and especially in our own homes.
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Above is a picture of the Taj Mahal in northern India, the most beautiful building in the world and the most costly tomb in existence. Shah Jahan, the emporer of India built this magnificent building in honor of his wife, Mumtaz. The young Indian ruler found in this Persian girl the answer to all his dreams and imaginings. The reason we focus on it in Fascinating Womanhood is that it stands as a monument of man’s true love of woman. Think about this fabulous structure on Womanhood Day and download it if you can so you can display it in your home. Put your marriage in top priority and renew your determination to bring about a tender, loving romance that will become the foundation of your truly happy home. There is no greater service you can render the world. Shah Jahan also built for his wife a beautiful palace of white marble. It was exquisite, with light passing through delicate carvings of marble almost like lace. Here the emperor created a work of art in making a home for his beloved. And above the rich columns holding up the ceiling in beautiful Persian script in pure gold is the famous inscription, “If there is heaven on earth it is this, it is this it is this!” When Mumtaz died the emperor wept bitterly, because of the great love that he bore her. Such lamentation arose in the palace that one would have said the Day of Judgment had arrived. And take note of this thought: Mumtaz was of a culture where women kept their place in the feminine world. It was not a culture where women dominated, demanded and tried to be equal with men. And yet she gained what every true woman seeks – respect, honor and the true love of her husband. We may well ask ourselves, “Are we worthy of such love from our husbands? Where is our Taj Mahal?” Is it possible for the average woman to awaken this kind of love in her husband, so that if he could he would build her a Taj Mahal or an equally magnificent gift in honor of her name? The answer is “yes.” We have had 40 years experience of teaching these concepts to women of all walks of life, all religions, races and cultures. Our classes have been taught in churches of all denominations, educational institutions, outreach programs and in private homes. Conciliation courts and mental health clinics have sent us students. We have thousands of testimonials to prove that when these teachings are understood and applied, marriages blossom and grow. It has saved thousands from divorce.
Womanhood Day is an effort to preserve femininity, masculinity, marriage and family life. It is hoped that this day will be the door to a better life, with a good year to follow in which we, as women, more perfectly succeed in our careers in the home. On September 30 1972 the first National Womanhood Day was proclaimed. This day received national and international attention and was observed in many homes across the country. Each year, with your help and the help of women everywhere, this special day will be celebrated in the hope of preserving the true character of womanhood.
To Celebrate Womanhood Day, September 30, 2003 |
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A Double Life: In this early movie, Ronald Coleman played the part of a great and famous actor who became so involved with the characters he played that they influenced the direction of his life. Before he became a famous actor he married a charming and angelic girl named Britta. But this almost ideal marriage did not last because he became so obsessed with the various parts he played that he became difficult to live with. After their divorce he made this statement: “When I married Britta, that is when I wanted to become a great actor.” A woman has great power over a man, to make or break him. She can make him happy, or she can make him sad. She can inspire him to reach his highest dreams, or she can become his stumbling block. And although she does not have all power, she can influence his life profoundly. May God help us all to become our husband’s greatest source of joy and the inspiration of his highest dreams. Weekly Assignment: Engage your husband in several conversations this week to try to find out what he really wants out of life. And don’t imagine you already know. You may or you may not know. And even if you do, if it is dear to his heart he will enjoy talking about it again and again. So ask leading questions to get him to talk about his desires, then listen intently. If he clams up and says nothing it may be that he has become so disillusioned with life that he has smothered his dreams deeply inside himself. In this case you will have to earn his trust so he dares to dream again. Whatever he dares to say, think about it this week and help him open up to you. Don’t give him advice – not his week. Just be a good listener. Discussions: Please note that the discussions are fully working again. Comment From Grateful Student: Fascinating Womanhood has changed my life and provided comfort and relief in times of stress and misunderstanding. I find it a relief knowing exactly what to do in different circumstances, where before I didn’t know what to do. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. God Bless You. |
