A Woman Should Have......(zt)

"MAYA ANGELOU'S " BEST POEM EVER
  

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...

enough money within her control to move out
and rent a place of her own, even if she never wants to or needs to...



A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ..

something perfect to wear if the employer,  

 or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour...



A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ..

a youth she's content to leave behind....



A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...

a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to
retelling it in her old age....



A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .....

a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra...



A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

one friend who always makes her laugh... and one who lets her cry...



A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .....

a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family...



A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ..

eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems, and a recipe for a meal that will make her guests feel honored...



A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...

a feeling of control over her destiny.



EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

how to fall in love without losing herself.



EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

how to quit a job, break up with a lover, and confront a friend without ruining the friendship...


EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

when to try harder... and WHEN TO WALK AWAY...



EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

that she can't change the length of her calves,
the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents...



EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

that her childhood may not have been perfect... but it's over...



EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

what she would and wouldn't do for love or more...



EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

how to live alone... even if she doesn't like it...



EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW..

whom she can trust, whom she can't,
and why she shouldn't take it personally...



EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

where to go...
be it to her best friend's kitchen table...
or a charming inn in the woods...
when her soul needs soothing...



EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

what she can and can't accomplish in a day... a month... and a year...

[灵犀]

very nice poem indeed. But there is one thing which does not apply to men :)

[JustaVisitor]

No matter you are a women or a man, be true to your own feelings, follow your heart when you feel lost.

Every person's life is unique by the way how she/he shapes.

There is really no rules on how you live your own life. The Basic value you learn from your parents will guide you along........

共勉！

欣然

[山水安妮]

correction:
Apparantly there's no hope to become a PERFECT woman for me. bummer, oh well, life goes on anyway.

[山水安妮]

Thank you for letting me know. This is very nicely said, I can't agree with them more. The problem is, who can be so perfect? or when we come to aware of all of these, it's a little too late. Anyway, they are great reminders about how to make life full, although I really don't want touch a drill, don't care about owning funiture and definitely don't care if my plates and glasses match. Apparantly there's no hope to become a woman for me. bummer, oh well, life goes on anyway.

[闲言]

It should apply to a man too!

[melly]

Thanks for sharing with me.

My two cents is some of the sayings are suitable for me, some are not. It is apparently making a perfect woman, which will never exist. I myself pursue petty bourgeois spiritually instaed of materially. Every woman has her own priciples, good or bad. So be herself is a wise choice.

[阿兰]

对男人也该差不多吧~

[老土他炕上的]

This is perfect,wish we can achieve all these,though it might take life time to make it.

[JustaVisitor]

This poem applies to a man too, doesn't it?