Steemit Engagement Challenge Week # 3 || Defend The Statements || Be the Critical thinkers we want to see!

Greetings steemit family; it is week 3 already! How fast time flies. Today like always, I am happy to share and learn. So without further ado, I’ll get straight away to the points of discussion.

Introduction

In today’s post, I’ll be defending these statements;

A woman's place is in the kitchen.

Punishment never has a good effect.

Added to these, I’ll defend the compulsory statement

Votes are not guaranteed

A woman's place is in the kitchen.

We are in the 21st century which is also known as the enlightenment age. In this time, countless theories have come up most of which propel women towards a whole new dimension in life.

Back in the days, our mothers were meant to be mothers, wives, cooks, caretakers of the home and that was it.
Time evolved and women started fights like that of equal rights, jobs and so on. This shifted the position of women to financial helpers, breadwinners and so on.

But then, where do women really belong?
A woman’s place is in the kitchen.

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Why do I say so?

Going back in time memorial, the world was a happy place. One of the reasons was because the base was happy. When I talk about the base, I mean the home.

There was a lot of stability and peace. This was so because, every person in the household knew where exactly they belonged.
Fathers responsibility was to provide for the home, mothers were to be in the kitchen and run their homes and children were to be obedient and submissive; easy right?

Come to think of it, with a woman’s place being in the kitchen don’t you think everything will be in place?

Do you know how important it is to be sure of good food everyday?? Each and everyone of us knows the importance of food in a home; I really cannot overemphasize on this point.
The mind is free; not thinking like
What if she came back from work late and could not cook
Or
What if the food available is food made in a rush which definitely would not be nice comparatively
Or
What if she just decided to buy food in which case, the family might be unsatisfied with the taste and portions??

With a woman being in the kitchen;

• She has adequate time for her home.
• You will rarely see her children go wayward
• You would rarely hear of unnecessary fights between the partners or any form of disrespect
• You will never find hungry kids thus a happy home
• You would see an exemplary mother and household.

There’s this saying which cannot be argued that it is a woman that turns a house into a home.
Imagine this kind of home with such a woman who enjoys and respects her place in the kitchen???

I would end here by saying; the perfect all round place for a woman is in the kitchen.

Punishment never has a good effect.

I am from Africa; so when one talks about punishment, I fully understand the pros and cons. In Africa and probably in other parts of the word, punishment is a daily lifestyle.
But then, is this way of life healthy?

Punishment never has a good effect.

Why do I say so?
From observations and experience, punishment doesn’t bring one back on track as to what the punisher wants.
Instead, it brings out arrogance from the people. With this, stubbornness obviously steps in.

People who get punished tend to be used to the punishment and literally take it as normal. They come a point in time whereby they do whatever they want and come back ready to receive their punishments.

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Note that, these punishments can be in any form; beating, confiscation of items, refusal of food, items or others, inflicting physical pain in any form just to name but these.

When these are done, especially repeatedly, what exactly are the results expected? In most cases, there is more stubbornness. This is often the outcome. More to this, fear is inflicted on the victims. With fear, they are literally pushed away to strangers.

This may lead to them meeting bad people, joining bad groups, doing bad things and following the wrong path of life which is obviously never anyone’s desire at the onset.

Punishment never has a good effect.

Instead of punishment, use love, communicate, have hearty talks, lead by example, be nice and you would see that, the soft way is far better than the hard way. Love will always be the greatest.

Votes are not guaranteed

One of the most used statements in steemit is; votes are not guaranteed.

Firstly, steemit is a social media platform. Social media means you interact, get informations, learn, have fun and so on. Votes should be an added advantage and not the sole motive.

Why do I say so?
Imagine one who has in mind that there must be votes. What happens to such a person if after some write ups there are still no votes? Obviously they would quit right.

So, one should be concerned with other things first;

• Love for the platform and all you do
• Consistency
• Adding value
• Learning
• Being creative
• Being smart so as to learn and others learn from you too
• And a lot more.

When you have these in mind, you would be motivated intrinsically and extrinsically with or without the votes. Hence, your focus will be maintained, you would tend to produce good content and the votes will follow.

Remember; positively attracts positively and expectations are the main causes of failure.

All these have been made clear by Steem curators on countless bases. Many newbies come in and see juicy votes from Sc01 and think that’s just how money flows forgetting that they have a huge role to play in getting it.

However, original contents, educational content in any sector even entertainment contents as long as they are original would draw the attention of votes though still not guaranteed. That is why I would like to repeat that passion and other motives besides votes should keep you going, knowing that as long as you are on the right track as well as following the rules, you sure will get noticed and the votes will come no matter how long.

Be consistent, Original, audience oriented, longevity and get a club status. With all of these, votes are still not guaranteed but be sure to get them one day

Votes are not guaranteed
All you need to do is follow the steemit rules while doing your utmost best.

Conclusion

Today’s contest was a tough one indeed. One really needed critical thinking to get the brain out of the box. All in all, I enjoyed participating and thinking far beyond the ordinary or what I would normally say at first hand.
Thank you Steem Pakistan for this awesome contest.
I await interaction, proposals as well as other points of views.