{"id":31180,"date":"2025-03-17T06:15:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T06:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=31180"},"modified":"2025-03-17T06:15:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T06:15:11","slug":"international-womens-day-commemoration-in-retrospect-by-olusola-faboya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=31180","title":{"rendered":"International Women\u2019s Day Commemoration  \u2026in Retrospect! by Olusola Faboya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday 8 th , March, 2025, the United Nations international Women\u2019s Day was<br \/>\ncommemorated globally, as scheduled in the yearly calendar of the United<br \/>\nNations. In many cities all around the world, there were well intentioned<br \/>\ngatherings at different fora, where issues and concerns affecting the ranks of<br \/>\nwomankind on Earth were wholesomely contemplated. And such resolutions<br \/>\narrived at, which were intentioned to further drive the wheel-of-progress, in<br \/>\nconnection with the destiny of the species that woman is, in the human<br \/>\ncommunity on Earth!<br \/>\nThe Commemoration of the international Women\u2019s Day, at the instance of the<br \/>\nUnited Nations is arguably, the most important of all the other commemorative<br \/>\nevents, when recognition and knowledge becomes more widely known, about<br \/>\nthe pre-eminent role of Woman, in the human society. Hitherto, all the<br \/>\ncontemplations and decisions that have taken place at different fora globally\u2026<br \/>\nhave consistently revolved around the socio-political and socio-economic<br \/>\ncircumstances of the Womenfolk! We must be reminded that for the past five<br \/>\ndecades, women have had to shake off complacency and passivity, to resolutely<br \/>\ndemand for equity and social Justice\u2026 along with unfettered access to political<br \/>\nand business opportunities, at all level of human endeavor. Kudos to all the<br \/>\nwomen that have courageously spoken up, when and where it was expedient to<br \/>\nspeak; and also acted expediently, when it was timely to act! All in all, it can be<br \/>\nsaid that measurable progress has impacted the social, political and economic<br \/>\ncircumstance of women globally!<br \/>\nIf the question is asked hypothetically, on the floor of the United Nations General<br \/>\nAssembly as to who\u2026 the Woman is intrinsically or in other words, what exactly<\/p>\n<p>constitutes the nature and inner being of the Woman. The answer would most<br \/>\nlikely be greatly influenced by concepts from the Adam and Eve narrative, in the<br \/>\nGarden of Eden story. Strangely, many people who have held on (in faith) to that<br \/>\nallegorical narrative have never asked themselves, whether a snake (the<br \/>\nSerpent) such as reportedly engaged Eve, have ever spoken again, in human<br \/>\nlanguage, to any other human creature, after the momentous Garden of Eden<br \/>\nincident! The Garden of Eden narrative, though, an allegorical narrative, was<br \/>\nindeed conceived through spiritual inspiration and providentially adapted to the<br \/>\nreceptive capacity and maturity of mankind at the time! No sensible mother on<br \/>\nEarth would give a hamburger to a newly born baby. To that extent therefore,<br \/>\nthe Divine that is Omniscient, would not give to human creatures a body-of-<br \/>\nknowledge which they will be unable to spiritually digest and assimilate! The<br \/>\nAdam and Eve narrative was and remained a beautiful, helpful and apt allegory,<br \/>\nregarding the incarnation of human beings on Earth and their subsistence<br \/>\nthereon. And it was aptly relevant, to that epoch of human evolution and<br \/>\nmaturing development.<br \/>\nThe feminine figure that we see as Woman among us in the human community<br \/>\non Earth, still largely remains, an engaging enigma! It is said of her that\u2026 \u201cthe<br \/>\nHand that rocks the cradle, rules the world\u201d \u2026 This is a very true statement,<br \/>\nrightly understood! It is also said of her\u2026 \u201cbehind every successful man, is a<br \/>\nWoman\u201d \u2026! This is also what mankind have found to be true. To indeed rule the<br \/>\nworld, as indicated in the first statement, does confirm that she singularly<br \/>\ninfluences and decides the fate of mankind, to a very large extent, in the<br \/>\nexpansive cycle of existence. And to be behind every successful man, indeed<br \/>\nconfirms the critical supportive factor that she will ever remain, in the fulfillment<br \/>\nor non-fulfillment for the man, as a provider for the home.<\/p>\n<p>With the foregoing picture of the positive benevolent figure that she is, we<br \/>\nshould begin to ask ourselves, the question why, the ranks of Women on Earth,<br \/>\nhad to ever go picketing, or carry placards in protest, before according her, the<br \/>\nhonour of giving to her and timely too, what is deserving and due to her! Before<br \/>\nwe humans can point accusing fingers in this connection \u2026 a \u201cfinger\u201d, is already<br \/>\nbeing printed at her! And from where? \u2026 From Above!<br \/>\nThe finger being pointed at Womanhood from Above is literally saying that she<br \/>\nhas not \u201ccompletely\u201d fulfilled her roles, as ordained by her Awesome Creator.<br \/>\nWhen the \u201cEye\u201d of her ever benevolent Creator now sees her in a long picketing<br \/>\nline of protest, at times under very inclement weather\u2026 Her Creator would ask<br \/>\nthe question\u2026 \u201cwho has disempowered Woman, my creature\u2026 for her to have<br \/>\nfelt neglected, deprived, humiliated and unfairly treated\u201d? Her Creator who had<br \/>\ninvested her with exquisite wealth of endowments, for the general upliftment of<br \/>\nmankind, however knows that the pass-mark of Woman, for her service to be<br \/>\nacceptable to Him\u2026 \u201cis a hundred-percent\u201d. Anything less is out of it! is a<br \/>\nfairytale! Nine-nine percent is Not a pass-mark for her! The Loyalty and<br \/>\ncommitment He expects from Womanhood to the Creative Will is absolute. No<br \/>\nmore\u2026 no less!<br \/>\nLet us look at the following two scenarios, for us to have glimpses of the positive<br \/>\nPower and influence, which can emanate from the Woman\u2026 but which have not<br \/>\nbeen pervasive and strong enough, to prevent humanity from morally drifting<br \/>\ninto the perilous danger of cosmic upheaval, that threateningly draws closer and<br \/>\ncloser, with each passing day!<\/p>\n<p>In the first scenario, a well-dressed lady suddenly enters a room, where there<br \/>\nwere men drinking beer, and relishing rough immoral jokes. The moment they<br \/>\nsight the lady\u2026 THEY ALL STOP and this will be so for as long as she remains in<br \/>\nthat room! In contradistinction, to the entry of a girl in hot pants or thighs<\/p>\n<p>revealing, skimpy-skirt and a top, revealing her cleavages! The spontaneous<br \/>\nresponse from the men would be, suggestive whistling and such overtures, as to<br \/>\nget her to share drinks with them and \u201cenjoy\u201d their company!<br \/>\nWhat is relevant to our reflection, on the commemoration of the International<br \/>\nWomen\u2019s Day, is the response\/reaction, to the first lady, whose presence,<br \/>\nimmediately STOPPED and restrained their further regression, into untoward<br \/>\nexchanges. In the inner make-up of Woman, is an incisive restraining Power that<br \/>\ninhibits moral descent. Unfortunately, this incisive and uplifting Power, has not<br \/>\nbeen forthcoming consistently, from Womanhood, for it to be pervasive, in the<br \/>\nhuman community. And this is why Woman could often find herself exposed and<br \/>\nat the receiving end of acts of bestiality and brutality from the male sex. It is<br \/>\nonly the Woman that can refine the Man\u2026 And make a gentleman, out of him!<br \/>\nThis is a recognition that awaits mankind in the nearest future.<\/p>\n<p>The second scenario is a true and factual story which my late father told me,<br \/>\nyears back! There was this very influential and powerful monarch in Ekiti State,<br \/>\nwhose domain was about ten kilometers from my town! He became very<br \/>\noppressive to our town, harassing and intimidating our people. Matters soon<br \/>\ncame to a head and the men were determined to resist, by going into armed<br \/>\nconflict. The men were on the verge of taking that final decision, when the<br \/>\nWomen of the town restrained the men and requested that they, the Women,<br \/>\nshould be allowed to step into the matter, and they did!<br \/>\nOn a fateful morning, a band of Women trekked from my town to see the<br \/>\nMonarch, whose mother, ironically, was a native of my town! They got to his<br \/>\nPalace, a storey-building with a balcony. He appeared to them, after keeping<br \/>\nthem standing for a while \u2026 and started raving contemptuously at them. As he<br \/>\nleaned on the railings of the balcony, lo and behold, the royal beads on his neck<\/p>\n<p>snapped and dropped right down, from his neck \u2026 and lay in front of the<br \/>\nWomen! He knew immediately that he was in big trouble and immediately sent<br \/>\nfor his Chiefs, to help him placate the aggrieved Women! He knew, in trado-<br \/>\ncultural context, the grave implications of what had happened to him! The<br \/>\nWomen listened to the pleadings \u2026 AND THAT WAS THE DAY, THE OPPRESSION<br \/>\nSTOPPED!<br \/>\nWhat is the take-away from this? A band of Women decided to stand up for<br \/>\nJustice and instantly, got a remedy! That is just a glimpse of how Women could<br \/>\nbe incisively and decisively effective for good, when they have not compromised<br \/>\nor mortgaged what I can now call and term \u2026 \u201cthe Woman \u2026 in a woman\u201d<br \/>\nThere is indeed\u2026 the \u201cWoman\u201d, in a woman, which presupposes an instructive<br \/>\nbut sacred duality, in the figure, standing and person of the Woman!<br \/>\nThe Monarch, that my towns-women engaged, in their legitimate quest for<br \/>\nJustice had a raw taste of the cutting-edge of the \u201cWoman in a woman\u201d. A<br \/>\nsacred trust however goes with the outworking of this divinely ordained duality,<br \/>\nin the spiritual make-up of the feminine figure that we know as Woman on Earth!<br \/>\nTHIS SACRED TRUST MUST NEVER BE BREACHED THROUGH WRONG<br \/>\nASPIRATIONS AND VANITY\u2026! If and when this happens, the reciprocal<br \/>\nconsequences for the guilty woman, is too grave to imagine. It simply must<br \/>\nnever happen.<br \/>\nThe erstwhile commemoration of the International Women\u2019s Day to date has bee<br \/>\none sided as the perspective employed has always been from the socio-political<br \/>\nand socio-economic angles! These have only addressed the material and physical<br \/>\ncircumstances of the Woman of contemporary times! Curiously though, the<br \/>\ngeneration of educated Women are contented with the seeming improvements in<br \/>\nemployment opportunities and better access to business opportunities. While<\/p>\n<p>acknowledging these apparent improvements, the tragedy, is that Womanhood<br \/>\non Earth, is still a stranger to who she is\u2026 seen from Above without realizing it.<br \/>\nIt needs to be revealed at this point that, the primary obligation and challenge<br \/>\nfacing the Woman of contemporary times, is to get know more about the finer<br \/>\nand stronger side of her nature, her being\u2026 her spiritual make-up to which she is<br \/>\nstill a complete stranger! And so long as she stands in reprehensible ignorance of<br \/>\nthis situation\u2026 so long, would she find herself at the receiving end of demeaning<br \/>\nand bestial acts from her male counterpart (regardless of being a<br \/>\nHarvard\/Cambridge graduate) who is still largely immature too, in many<br \/>\nrespects. The deficient social systems cannot possibly fill these gaps.<br \/>\nWhat in real terms, makes a human creature to evolve into the male or female<br \/>\ngender, is far above and beyond the knowledge of genetics and the interplay of<br \/>\ngenes, chromosomes and all that! The male or female gender, are consequential<br \/>\nresults of decisions prenatally taken (which can no longer be consciously<br \/>\nrecalled) to either work passively in Creation, which conditions such creature to<br \/>\nevolve into a female creature and assume the typical female form; or, to work<br \/>\nactively in creation, which correspondingly conditions that creature to evolve<br \/>\ninto a male entity, as it were! The woman is loosely constituted physically, with<br \/>\nno bulging biceps; while the man is more solidly constituted physically, for<br \/>\nreasons of the physical realities he has to face and contend with, on earth.<br \/>\nThese aforementioned decisions\/options, once made are literally irreversible, but<br \/>\ncan be weakened, compromised and undermined, through reckless human<br \/>\nwaywardness which can then weaken the creature\u2019s inherent nature, giving rise<br \/>\nto such human distortions, that we have come to know today, in LGBTQ,<br \/>\ntransgenderism phenomena\u2026 the causes of which still continue to baffle right-<br \/>\nthinking mankind!<\/p>\n<p>With a human creature opting at the morn of its conscious existence, to work<br \/>\npassively in Creation, the Perfection and Omniscience in the outworking of the<br \/>\nCreative Will, automatically, endows that female creature with an additional<br \/>\nspiritual Gift\u2026 which exists to support and uplift the positive aspirations of<br \/>\nmankind, enabling her to thus serve as the connecting-bridge between mankind<br \/>\non Earth\u2026 and the higher planes of existence, which are still largely closed to<br \/>\nmodern science and the generality of mankind today. The avoidable disconnect<br \/>\narising from this, have taken its toll on the content, value and direction of human<br \/>\nlife on earth and for millennia. The aforementioned divinely endowed Gift, is \u2026<br \/>\nthe \u201cWoman in a woman\u201d. The male sex basically lacks this Gift. Women<br \/>\ntherefore stand higher spiritually, than men for this simple reason. The various<br \/>\ndirections, in the outworking of this sacred endowment in WOMAN, is for another<br \/>\nday!<br \/>\nWoman is to bring, to bear on mankind, such incisive virtuous influence, as<br \/>\nwould impact edifyingly on the humanity in Man\u2026 a humanity that has been<br \/>\ndegraded, debased, and given a wrong direction. The consequences of which,<br \/>\nmankind is currently groaning under.<br \/>\nIt is blatantly unnatural for a woman to incline towards masculinity, while it is<br \/>\ngrossly undesirable for a man to become effeminate A woman who strongly<br \/>\ninclines towards masculine characteristics, will in time weaken \u201cthe woman\u201d in<br \/>\nher being. This weakening may oblige her to reincarnate as a Man. Yes, we<br \/>\nwould then see a man standing before us, but \u201che\u201d is a woman-in-soul! Such a<br \/>\n\u201cman\u201d will be attracted through the homogeneity of mutual distortion to \u2026 a<br \/>\n\u201cwoman\u201d with all the external physical features of a woman \u2026 but she is a \u2018man-<br \/>\nin-soul through distortion! THESE ARE THE STRANGE ABBERATIONS OF THE<br \/>\nPRESENT TIMES! The key to the understanding of this bizarre phenomenon is,<br \/>\nSpiritual Knowledge\u2026 Knowledge of the Laws of the Creative Will<\/p>\n<p>And lest we forget\u2026 so long, as rape, pornography, incest, gender violence<br \/>\nthrives and subsists on Earth\u2026 Womankind would always have a case to answer<br \/>\nbefore their Awesome Creator, who endowed them so gloriously that they may<br \/>\nwork in gracefulness, in the human community on Earth. It is within the realm of<br \/>\npossibility for spiritually awakened Womanhood, to work for the complete<br \/>\neffacement of these evil vices and odious outgrowths, from the face of the Earth.<br \/>\nThese are the primary issues that should engage the minds of Women at the<br \/>\ncommemoration of the International Women\u2019s Day. This is where to start from\u2026<br \/>\nFor Womanhood, the admonition should ideally\u2026 be \u201cSeek ye first, the<br \/>\nreorientation of the Woman in a woman, and all other things shall be added \u201c<br \/>\nThe WOMAN\u2026 in a woman, must be discovered, shielded, protected and<br \/>\nemployed duteously, to serve only the Divine Creative Will! That will then mark<br \/>\nthe beginning of a long-awaited moral resurrection of Mankind and the Earth<br \/>\nitself.<\/p>\n<p>Olusola Faboya<br \/>\nEmail: solafaboya@gmail.com<br \/>\nSms: 08033969872<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; On Saturday 8 th , March, 2025, the United Nations international Women\u2019s Day was commemorated globally, as scheduled in the yearly calendar of the United Nations. 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