Yeasterday, I saw me asking my self what exactly I want as a woman in the 21st century ...In the midle of feminists questions , in the meadle of all questions the my faith brings me to me everyday ...Actually, the gospel never brings me any prepared answer but strenght to search and as a brazilian woman living in a norwegean culture I just pray God to give wisdom to me and for the who follow Him ( or try to ) to keep seeking His kingdom , learning how to love . But , also , I would like to have in my country the respect way that woman are treated in this country . Not like a peace of meat , or something to feed the man's sexual hungry , but like a being , a full being that can walk in the street without feeling ashemed sometimes to use a skirts because they will be looking at her , also , that can pass calmly in front of a building in contruction without be annoyed with some stupid sounds that makes me fell like something else , but not like a real woman.
Anyway, besides that relation between man and woman wich is mostly very equal and respectfull , I could meet some very strong and autentic old womans... Not exactly lie my stepmothers in Brazil wich I have to confess are my first example of strenght in womans and in lidership of family also always doing all to make bring everybody together but here I could see also this personalityes in woman's but also something that kept my attention was the independence that they have.In many ways, in iving , I mean they don't care and go to run , o go to SKYING!And for me this is awsome! Other day, I went to Fløyen , wich is one of the seven mountas that suround Bergen, and I was not so energyzed to run , but then there I mett more then 6 woman in a age of 60 or 70 running in the meadle of the week in the top of the mountain. I was feeling THE WOMAN exercising , doind things that almost nobody does in the meadle of the week...My pride after to meet this womans just changes to laughing about myself and learning more! Yes ! They are veryyy alive !They inspired my many times.
There are of course another scenes that I will not forget!
For example, during the visits to the schools we slept in a house of a very kind woman, s. Margretta, but also very clear and honest. She host us, Elizabeth, Gjermund and me and during our dinner she told in a very clear tone of voice :'' Well, your are sleeping here this night so I want to let you know that everybody here in the breakfast, lunch or dinner clean their own dishes then I don't need to do it for everyone right ?''
I just got impressed with that but at the same time I loved her honesty !:) I was just remembering my stepmother Itala very tired doing the dishes of everyone after the lunch in the sundays with some few of us ''helping'' her.
This completely changesd my ming and one of the things that I will do when I comeback to Brazil is to encourage the womans in my family in this way.
So, for us !It suppoesed to be a small post but now I couldnt stoopped the inspiration that come from the woman's everywhere!
A great day and also strenght in our weakness to keep fighting for what we believe and meanly fight for love.
