girls are more affectionate, hardworking and real assets to
the family. They do not get easily involved in fights or adopt
bad habits which boys mostly pick up. Almost in every
respect, they are more trustworthy, honest and sincere. At
home, they assist their mother in all the household works,
they care and share the feelings and burdens, and they
have a natural interest in Art and music. What more do
parents want? The obsession of parents for boy-child
baffles me. Let me assure them girls at home are much a
greater asset than boys and are more likely to take care of
their parents than the sons who generally turn out to be
selfish.
While I was working as an ad-hoc Lecturer, I was blessed
again with a daughter. During the interview for a permanent
job in my case, the proverb “There is many a slip between
cup and the lip” once again came true. But, despite all odds,
this time God was there with me, who personally blessed
me in the shape of my daughter and within six months of
her birth I finally got a permanent job.
The birth of my first daughter got me a house of my own
and my second daughter’s birth was followed by a permanent job. Life has been a rollercoaster ride since then. The
decision not to join outside Delhi also proved ‘right’ as my
services in Delhi would not have been counted there for
seniority as they did in Delhi. Promotions too came very
quickly. After two years I was upgraded to the post of Sr.
Lecturer and promoted to Lecturer in the selection grade
subsequently.
At one point of time, I was being told that girls are a ‘curse’,
but my experience made me feel that it is not true at all.
Therefore, my message to everyone on this Earth is to
‘Save the Girl Child’ and ”Never kill a girl before she borns”.
If female infanticide continues at the pace that it is today,
I do not have an iota of doubt that we and we alone will be
truly responsible for bringing the world to an untimely end.
Today our family is well settled in Delhi and the credit for
this goes entirely to my two daughters. Today, I believe that
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