Translation Exercise - 20

Geeta was surprised to see her younger sister talking so maturely and at the same time felt proud of how good Seema’s thoughts were. Mother told Seema that it is the era of women empowerment, women are dominating in every field, be it science, industry or literature. Geeta also explained to the younger sister that she had complete freedom to excel in all kinds of fields. Mother knew that Seema was very fond of dance and thought that she might have to establish herself in the field of dance. Thinking this, she asked Seema if she thought anything further about what she had to do. Seema suddenly became emotional and along with it, Geeta got tears in her eyes. Their mother got nervous after seeing her two of the daughters crying like that. She asked nervously why they were crying? Geeta told that Seema dreamt of joining the Indian Air Force, hearing to which mother became very happy. Geeta said that when Seema told this thing to everyone in her class, everyone started laughing at her and said that going into the army was just of boys calibre, girls were very weak and couldn’t muster the courage to do so. The mother first wiped Seema’s tears and scolded her as to why she did not tell this thing at home. After this, she lovingly explained to both the daughters that the woman is a symbol of power because she does household as well as outside work with great skill. Along with that, she also said that mental fortitude, more than physical ability determines how powerful someone is. Keeping a hand on Seema’s shoulder, her mother complimented her and said that she was proud that she was her daughter. Geeta and Seema both got very encouraged by their mother’s words and they smiled again and hugged their mother. The mother explained to both that everyone should always compete with courage and grit and never underestimate them. Giving the example of Kalpana Chawla and Indira Gandhi, the mother told both the daughters about many other women who have made the whole country proud despite all the difficulties. Seema was thinking that she was very lucky that she had got such a mother who was so understandingand kept on encouraging her.

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