Woman
Her behaviour is related to her capacity for motherhood
July 31st 2025
Since women are closer to matter they are more realistic, more down-to-earth, with more common sense. Whereas men, who are more comfortable on the level of thought and abstraction, tend to lose themselves in theories that end up having little bearing on the realities of everyday life.
Women’s behaviour and attitude are related to their capacity for motherhood, and even if they do not have children, they manifest maternal qualities such as devotion, compassion and concern for those weaker than themselves and for all living creatures. Consider this: how long does it take a man to play his part in creating a child? A few moments, and then he may not give it another thought, forget that he has made a child or perhaps never even know about it. But how could a woman not know or ever forget that she is carrying or has carried a child? And when this child is born, how could she fail to look after this weak and delicate being? Whereas, often, the man has already gone elsewhere. Whether we like it or not, the role that men and women each play in this fundamental act of perpetuating life greatly influences their temperament and their way of looking at things.*
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Women’s behaviour and attitude are related to their capacity for motherhood, and even if they do not have children, they manifest maternal qualities such as devotion, compassion and concern for those weaker than themselves and for all living creatures. Consider this: how long does it take a man to play his part in creating a child? A few moments, and then he may not give it another thought, forget that he has made a child or perhaps never even know about it. But how could a woman not know or ever forget that she is carrying or has carried a child? And when this child is born, how could she fail to look after this weak and delicate being? Whereas, often, the man has already gone elsewhere. Whether we like it or not, the role that men and women each play in this fundamental act of perpetuating life greatly influences their temperament and their way of looking at things.*
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