Society is notoriously stupid in its failure to harness the wisdom of older women in everything from television to politics, family life to boardrooms, and here is one reminiscing with honesty and realism about women's particular challenge: to create our professional and financial structures in the same period as our peak fertility.
Interpretation
The quote highlights society's oversight in valuing the insights of older women across various domains.
Victoria Coren Mitchell's quote reflects on the societal tendency to undervalue the contributions and wisdom of older women, particularly in professional and political spheres. It emphasizes the unique challenges women face in balancing their careers and personal lives during their prime years, especially when it comes to issues of fertility and aging. By shedding light on these dynamics, the author advocates for a more inclusive recognition of the invaluable experiences that older women can bring to the table.
In practice
This quote could be used in a speech advocating for women's representation in leadership roles.
He who can wait for what he desires takes the course not to be exceedingly grieved if he fails of it; he, on the contrary, who labors after a thing too impatiently thinks the success when it comes is not a recompense equal to all the pains he has been at about it.
Just knowing you don't have the answers is a recipe for humility, openness, acceptance, forgiveness, and an eagerness to learn - and those are all good things.
Simple idea with powerful consequences: everyone who intersects your life knows something you don't.
Make yourselves nests of pleasant thoughts. None of us knows what fairy palaces we may build of beautiful thought-proof against all adversity. Bright fancies, satisfied memories, noble histories, faithful sayings, treasure houses of precious and restful thoughts, which care cannot disturb, nor pain make gloomy, nor poverty take away from us.
Look, he said to his imagination, if this is how you're going to behave, I shan't bring you again.
Tell them, that, to ease them of their griefs, Their fear of hostile strokes, their aches, losses, Their pangs of love, with other incident throes That nature's fragile vessel doth sustain In life's uncertain voyage, I will some kindness do them.
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