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BY SONIA D. DAQUILA
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Saturday, March 11, 2017
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MARCH is part of the worldwide observance of the International Women’s Day (IWD), and in my previous article, I wrote about a woman’s unique qualities that many males want themselves to be transformed to be like us.
A woman’s anatomy, however, can never be exactly imitated despite sophistications in science and technology. Men’s breasts maybe augmented but cannot be engorged with milk, naturally produced by a woman’s hormones to enable her to feed her infant. Male’s penis glans may be transformed into a clitoris, as done by Dr. Patrick Steptoe who performed trans-sexual operation that made a man a “he”, “she” or “it”. Despite this, a man can never have a womb that can house a zygote. Thus, a “he” transformed to a “she” is likened to a school having a playground without a classroom. Women are truly unique, created for very special purposes.
There are many famous and infamous women, but I find it amusing to deal with women of the world, beautiful, seductive, powerful, shrewd, and deadly. The world can never forget Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt. She used her charm to seduce mighty men. Outrageously, she carried an incest relationship with her two brothers who sired her children, and eventually, had these brothers murdered in her quest for power. Cleopatra beguiled a dashing Roman general Mark Antony, who was so in love with her, who, in the end, committed suicide with the thought that Cleopatra had died.
King Solomon, the wisest king, was not wise when he yielded to his obsession with women. King Solomon was punished by the Lord because of his promiscuity. He had 700 royal wives, and three hundred concubines. Imagine a king with 1,000 women!
In Argentina, they have their Eva “Evita” (for lowly people of Argentina) Duarte-Peron. She was a film and radio actress who endeared herself to the poor people. She rose to power and became the woman behind a weakling president who allowed her to squander the people’s money. For the lowly people however, Evita was their heroine. For the elites, she was a loathed prostitute.
Remember Helen of Troy in Greek mythology? Her face caused the launching of a thousand ships. Lest we forget, there were so many men in her life. Helen sparked the Trojan War. Imagine too, the lovely queen Marie Antoinette of France, and the sharp blade of the guillotine bathed by her blood.
Likewise, remember Delilah. By seduction, she discovered the secret of Samson’s extraordinary strength. When he fell asleep, she cut his seven locks to weaken him.
The Philippines has its share, too. Our beautiful Imelda Marcos who brought out the worst from a brilliant husband, Ferdinand Marcos.
Taking you now to the 21st century, there are two cases worth reflecting upon: the case of Flordeliza and the case of Florentina. These were two young, ambitious women who used their charms for employment and for promotion purposes. Flordeliza was young, a student of a graduate school, ordinary looking, struggling hard to be fashionable, subtly flirtatious, ambitious, and desirous to have a stable job and power at all cost. Her favorite line in a song, “I never had a dream come true ‘til the day that I met you…”
True, she met her man whom she later on called “Dirty Old Man”. She bewitched her professor who promptly caused her being hired as college instructor, and soon Flordeliza became a regular teacher and for a very short time replaced her professor as dean.
In the case of Florentina, she was about to be displaced in her job as a secretary and despite her being married, her being “hot” and “liberal” seduced her manager, and soon, she became a supervisor – woe to you, scheming woemen!
What happened to these woemen ultimately?
Cleopatra’s lover Mark Antony committed suicide while she had herself bitten by a cobra. She died not so beautifully despite her queenly raiment.
What about Eva Peron? The caretaker of her waxed cadaver fell in love with her, yet Argentinians realized how she caused the impoverishment of their country.
In France, in her date with death Marie Antoinette approached the guillotine still with pride and a little dignity but she ended up a headless queen.
What about Delilah? She perished when the temple fell over her head when Samson (who was forgiven by the Lord) caused its destruction.
What about Helen of Troy? Polyxo had her hanged to avenge the death of her husband during the war.
What about Imelda? “Despicable” writers exposed not-so-good stories about her climb to power. Today, Imelda is still beautiful though fat and old. Despite this, she cannot escape the Filipinos’ hatred and the invisible stigma etched on her beautiful face, forever.
What happed to Flordeliza and Florentina? Flordeliza fell into another trap she created. She fell in love with a married man who sent her roses and chocolates and she became the laughing stock of the community. She just realized that the joke was on her. Today, she still hunts for men around desperately…
For her part, Florentina bore two children of two married men, lost her job, suffered from syphilis, and ended as a concubine of yet another married man.
Woemen, we can be an “omen” – we can be the best and we can be the worst. (delsocorrodaquila@gmail.com/PN)
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