Women of the world,
Women of all races,
Women of all places,
Women from the North,
Women from the South,
Women from the East,
Women from the West,
Women of every category—
Listen, and listen very well.
Open your ears and listen.
Open your hearts and listen.
Open your minds and listen.
Open your souls and listen.
You are to create comfort for men.
You are to help men raise their young.
You are to serve as men’s cabinets,
To walk closely beside men,
Not to stand above them,
But to prepare men for the battle,
And to stand beside men in the struggle.
Raise not your voices over men.
Always fear and respect all men.
Women of the world,
These are the words you are being asked to hear—
But wisdom demands that every voice be heard,
Every heart be respected,
And every human being be treated with dignity.
