Επιμέλεια: Εύα Πετροπούλου Λιανού
Usually, the word “woman” is reserved for an adult female.
While the word “girl” or “daughter” is used for non-adult females, the term “woman” is used to identify a female regardless of her age, as is common in the field of women’s rights.
The deep and powerful concept of femininity is linked to a woman’s personality, her giving nature, and the reflection of her inner energies that surround those around her. These energies include several indicators: body structure, elegance, her physical charms, internal energies, interactions like beauty, tenderness, sensitivity, and her feelings in love which may differ from other women, and how she uses and attracts these influences.
The term “women” alone is not enough to define a woman. If we temporarily agree that there are women on earth, we then need to ask, who is the woman?
A man is considered an independent being who freely connects with the world through his body, while a woman’s body hinders her movement!
We are told that femininity is in danger, and they urge us, saying, “Be women… Remain women,” as if every human being who is feminine is not necessarily a woman but must contribute to this hidden reality of femininity!
But do cosmetics, whiteners, and colors guarantee true femininity, or does it lie in the realm of Platonic ideals?
Naturally, God created the woman and endowed her with femininity, granting her wonderful traits and leaving it to her to discover herself and develop her being.
Femininity is a divine attribute in a woman, and any woman who hides her femininity or adopts another attribute or form contrary to her nature harms her being and goes against the Creator’s design.
Femininity is a personal, intellectual, and cultural system that does not conflict with its natural complements in a woman who possesses both traits more beautifully, showing the influence of qualities, positives, and negatives, and what nature the man wants the woman to portray, reaching the way of blending and creating a mix between her personality and her influences, through interaction and strong personality.
There are women with general appearances and women with stunning charms that make them more desirable and felt. Femininity is something you feel but cannot see with your eyes. Only the woman holds this weapon and the man with the wit to discover it. She knows when to brandish it and at what time! This is an innate trait she gained from the Creator, though many women do not show their femininity, either personally driven or due to life circumstances, covering them in a layer of dust—an undiscovered, buried femininity like an archaeological artifact, only to be found after excavation and cleaning.
Every woman has the weapon of femininity but must learn how to use it, and not every woman knows how to employ her charms!
The most important manifestations of femininity are:
Compassion, tenderness, gentleness, and tact in behavior are among the most important traits of femininity in a woman. Added to this is genuine, non-artificial tenderness, a voice free from harshness, and a concern for her attire, choosing and wearing clothes that present her like an angel, avoiding clothes that resemble men’s attire, and behaving with innate kindness, tenderness, and love, avoiding pretension and showing genuine kindness. The dominant trait in her interactions should be forgiveness in her heart. Yes, femininity is a weapon not every woman knows how to wield!
Femininity is not just about high heels, makeup, and a beautiful dress or caring about your body’s appearance! It is much deeper… Even if those around you are impressed by these external traits, what is inside will have a much greater and more lasting impact than external things.
Many women possess beauty and elegance, yet do not make the other feel their femininity, especially when they lose proper behavior by raising their voices, being harsh in dealings, and being distrustful and nervous. All these things drain her femininity and make her lose her sparkle as a true female!
Thus, she may be a woman and a female by nature and appearance, but she loses her pure spiritual feminine trait that is represented by the modesty of her soul, making her shy away from every commendable act and avoiding every ugly one.
Modesty is the fence that preserves a woman’s character and dignity, keeping her behavior away from vulgarity and foul speech, elevating her above trivialities.
The sweetness and calmness of a woman’s voice during conversation is the true and exclusive measure of her beauty and femininity, and the impact of a harsh tone loses her sparkle and, conversely, makes her more attractive. The sweetness of the voice is an extraordinary beauty for her.
Kindness is the source of love for her and her distinguishing feature in dealing with others, making everything easier and achieving goals with intelligence and gentleness, not by criticism and raising her voice.
Gentleness in dealing is an arrow directed towards her humanitarian goals and in attracting and loving a man. The art of enjoying physical comfort is also a science and art, not everyone masters it!
In summary, be a real woman without pretension and do things that make you feel truly feminine and maintain your good physical condition. Such pleasures related to feminine energy in all its forms and actions… The earth is drenched with women like rain, but we are looking for that dewy drop on the leaves. That drop is femininity and its secret.
