The vermilion on her hairline doesn't give you the right to abuse her soul.
#MeToo has been doing the rounds. We don't often talk of abuses. Like that relative whose touch is uncomfortable. Or perhaps those guys who hoot at you. And the most obvious ones. Abuses in relationships. Marital Rape and Abuse, physically and mentally, is something that is less talked about. We all talk of rapes, but those inside closed doors without the consent of the bride are called as valid by society. Why? Putting vermilion on someone or signing a few papers doesn't make them your property. The issue of abuse is not only physical but also mental. Many across the world don't face scars on the body, but the scars on the mind remain. Society doesn't do candle marches and media coverage for them, nor do their own families support or protest against it. No, such crimes are not normal. A man, a lover, a husband has no right to be forceful to anyone as their property. It is important to teach your children from an early age not to raise their hands when angry, or perhaps the fact that their parents, or anyone else, is never their property. Abuse, both mentally and physically, is equally bad. Tormenting someone's mind and life is an equal sin. This should be taught in awareness from an early age. To both the tormentors and sufferers.
~ Suranya