My mother was a great student of the Bible, but I\u2019m not sure she cared much for the Book of Esther. She often said that my father was the head of the house, but then added, \u201cI\u2019m the neck, and the head does not turn without the neck.\u201d Not sure where she got that idea, but it was not from Esther 1:22 where the King \u201csent letters to all the king\u2019s provinces, to each province in its own script, and to every people in their own language, that each man should be master in his own house\u201d (Esther 1:22). I have a friend who likes to impress others by saying that he always has the last words in his house. Then after the friends seem duly impressed, he adds, \u201cThe last words are, \u201cYes mam.\u201d A lot is being said these days about the role of women in society, and rightly so since we now have women occupying the top positions in everything from politics to church staffs. Sir William Gerald Golding was a British novelist, poet, and playwright. He once wrote, \u201cI think women are foolish to pretend they are equal to men. They are far superior and always have been. Whatever you give a woman, she will make greater \u2026 If you give her a house, she will give you a home. If you give her groceries, she will give you a meal. If you give her a smile, she will give you her heart. She multiples and enlarges whatever is given to her.\u201d Come to think of it, a man would have to be about half crazy to write an article on the role of women these days. So, I think I\u2019ll just stick with Mark Twain\u2019s quote \u2013 \u201cWhat would men be without women? Scarce, sir\u2026mighty scarce.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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