Human Nature and Equality

The art of acceptance is not new. It has always been part and parcel of human nature. It is entirely based on human instinct to be accepted by the way they look, think and communicate; their ideas, perspectives and beliefs should be accepted with pride. Humans tend to associate the notion of acceptance with their dignity and cannot therefore deal with societal differences, depreciation and disapproval. The acknowledgement, applause and appraisal are the desires of almost all of mankind.

The notion of acceptance is not limited to one gender in particular, and must not be linked to it. Talking about gender, one cannot claim that it is a manly characteristic to be approved of all ideas that pop up in one’s mind which is actually the societal problem linked to patriarchy we are still dealing with even today. One must not refuse to accept the fact that gender equality also promotes acceptance of the human values, norms and ideas in every society. In Pakistan, the idea of acceptance is often associated with the decisions made by men. These decisions are considered the absolute in all conservative families, and those decisions made by women being part of those families are often regarded as obsolete. Since the power structure tends to control everything that comes across. This is the reason why women fail to play their roles in society. They say where the women cannot contribute their part in the society; the society cannot flourish to its best. This gender inequality has created a vacuum for social and economic prosperity because the tolerance level of men, when it comes to women, goes down the graph in the majority of cases.

 A sway of hope in democratic states have started to take action on these issues of acceptance with gender equality linkage. Today women’s role in society eventually can be seen evidently. The ideas are shaping and reshaping in respect to women's exclusive role in modern society backed by rapid empowerment and opportunities. In the context of gender equality and acceptance, today transgenderism is considered equally important and is given opportunities to make society a better place. This aspect of value and acceptance in society has gradually developed over time and is improving every day. It takes decades for ideas to gradually evolve and develop over time, and like the European enlightenment ages, after a round of dark ages, the wave of prosperity and peace was observed and so is expected for the developing countries like Pakistan where things are gradually shifting to a positive notion of acceptance, credibility and equality. Today, the Aurat March is supported by not just women for their space in society and strive for rights, but also the idea of feminism is supported by men who tend to stand up for equality and rights of their women.

Art of acceptance is all required for a happy living in today’s world. One must have the serenity to accept the things the way they are and those cannot change. One must appreciate and believe in themselves first when going to be accepted by others. The acceptance from inside is the best approval over all the good things in the world. Not every person can fall to the expectations of others, the element of compromise and letting go of the small things should be adopted. It must be understood that not everybody out there is there to like you, accept you or want you to be the way you are, choose yourself like you chose others. This can be done by coming to terms with what you have and what others don’t. Be kind and stay grounded and wait for your time to come. Good things take time to come.