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Most people consider females to be more compassionate than males. But is this always a good thing? Females are hard-wired to be compassionate and patient and to value connection over confrontation. This is partly because we are biologically programmed to be caretakers. Nature has an investment in women being unselfish when it comes to their children-otherwise, children would be left to their own devices and would starve or go unprotected and be killed. Add to this the fact that women are socialized from early childhood to put other people first and to sacrifice for the people they care about, and we find that it is not uncommon for women to put other people's feelings and needs ahead of their own. But unfortunately, often women are too compassionate for their own good.
What about other cultures?
I was wondering, is this question applicable to women in other cultures, say, Islam or Hindu cultures? Are women in those societies also too compassionate?
Yes even more so. Women in
Yes even more so. Women in the Hindu religion are called Wealth (laxmi) but everyone wants to have a male child. Women even educated ones always handle most of the jobs even if they work. Since families are close, they have to also serve the rest of the family. The times are changing gradually and the younger lot of men are making some attempts to adjust, since women are becoming more educated, independent financially and speaking their minds.
But most women and I can vouch for it from experience 'totally lose themselves'.
womens compassion on men is
womens compassion on men is an expression of mothering,when a woman gives her
man compassion she is in effect mothering him
over time this dynamic weakens him and he becomes or remains a boy;
passive and unable to think,lead,dominate and protect his women properly or grow and develop into his male power
which creates yet another wonky dynamic for her-she becomes internally frustrated and loses touch with herself, as a woman, her sensuous delight, a keeper of love, light, and joy and abundance
this over functioning mothering of men, denies men the ability to express their emotions,likes,dislikes,fears,joys,sense of adventure, need for silence and retreat etc
because 'mom' might 'disapprove' mom, will have something to say about it-
the western world is currently over-populated by boy/men
Woman are not nuturing in the
Woman are not nuturing in the slightest. That is a stupid myth that has no basis in reality. Oh, and go to hell. How's that for self exepression?
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