Shine-Opinion: No; Selfishness or priority?

^{September 12, 2024
Bangladesh 🇧🇩}

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Saying NO is an important phase in the life of a Bangladeshi girl. Living with the norms created by society, expectations from family and other traditional values it may be very daunting to say no.

	YES or NO

I come from a typical middle-class family of Bangladesh where it is really hard to go against the word of parents or to refuse whatever they want. One of the moments is when I was in class eight and wished to attended a school occasion cultural event. My mother, encouraged me to find other ways to keep busy saying that I should concentrate on my studies. This time I did not have courage to say No. But I swore to myself that someday I would be able to put my interest before others and be able to say no.

When I became older, it became even more difficult to say the word no. I had always been very social. In university, sometimes I used to prefer to be left alone during my friends planning to go for a trip. One time, I thought of self and gave the ‘no’ to a trip which was scheduled to be taken. I decided to put myself first. At first, I used to regret it, but I understand now that it was the proper decision. My friends agreed to this and therefore did not feel too bad about it.

The other major difficulty was the matter of proposal to marriage. Socially young girls are expected to get married at a given age, and my family was pressuring me to get married before I completed my studies. Literally, I uttered, “No, I do not wish to get married now. ” My parents became a little annoyed at first but later got convinced about my intentions for the future. I later on, went on to complete my master’s degree as well.

Sometimes You Have to Say No

Saying NO can never be considered as being selfish. It is extremely important to take care of own well-being and simply to focus on own personal objectives and plans.

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