BE STRONG

[…] Men were seen coming down Hudson Street in the morning, heading into the district of business, economy and personal fulfilment. The women, on the other hand, walked down the same street but uphill, heading towards that residential area where they used to brighten up the fireplace. […]

[…]I believe that the care in interpersonal relationships is a measure of the strength of a person. Strong are those who build human relationships where the culture of listening and the respect prevails; a culture based on learning, allowing the free initiative of all individuals.[…]

[…]The house is a system of surveillance, where everything that happens must be under control, and where action must be taken if necessary. […] The house has allowed the patriarchal order to impose itself on western society. It all comes from there.[…]

[...] Nobody told me I needed to be strong, nobody told me I needed to be something in particular; my trainer just asked me if that was my first time. [...]

[...] To be a strong man or woman to me, is to be ourselves. It means not to be influenced, to be able to get emotional, to be able to ask for help, to live our unique sexuality, to live our life and to respect others. Gender equality is not a only a women’s matter, but everybody’s. We have to take a mutual change in order to really move forward together. [...]

[…]You know what you are, apart from nice and kind, actually. For sure you don’t need any recognition from a twice-seen colleague, actually. Everything’s true. But you were working, you weren’t there as the winner of a Smiling Contest. You were there as an Engineer, exactly like the others. But everybody got their title, while you got a Miss and a physical appreciation you really didn’t care about.[…]

[…] The idea of the strong man that has to work hard to become successful can sometimes be in contrast with some men’s attitude to life. There are still some domestic functions that are considered as “female tasks”, such as picking up children after school and spending time with them. […]

[…] A couple of months ago I had one of the best kicks that life can give: a baby. “Wow, did you have a baby? And how is the mother doing? great! And how is the baby doing? Wonderful!”. And how is the father doing instead? This illuminated me on many things, one of these, is the strength needed around a new-birth. […]

[…] #Super #Tough #Reliable #Optimized #Nice #Good-natured. These are just a few characteristics that should be a natural part of a modern woman. Today's image of women is to be equated with a constantly smiling superwoman - she should be inexpensive, she should have no extraordinary career claims and great understanding if the male colleague is preferred in a promotion. […]

[…]In an optimistic vision, we can see the future scene of the world without gender prejudice, which allows women and men to obtain the same goals attending the same procedural process. However, analyzing the current scenario, the way to success in most cases is uphill for women. […]

[…] We are not the same. We have differences in our bodies and our physical strength, but not in the psychological one. I think that strong is everyone who is fighting every day for something that it’s unfair or for resolving problems. […]

[…] I am convinced that the really strong people are those who during the isolation they did not fall apart.
Who was like reeds in the wind: they folded without ever breaking during this hurricane.
Thanks to this Pandemic I rearranged the scale of life values, I rediscovered the fundamental importance of being well mentally, physically, and spiritually. Keys that open the doors to personal happiness.
According to this reasoning, strong people are for me, those who possess great inner strength, great moral integrity, and a deep knowledge of one's "I". […]