For smart women and the men who love them

A virtuous woman who can find? Her worth is far more than rubies and precious stones. Why is this so? I believe a virtuous woman is also a smart woman. Along the years I have had amazing encounters with various smart women and their positive influence in my life cannot be over emphasized. Below are a few virtues I believe every smart woman possesses.

Kindness

Kindness is perhaps the most revealing virtue that separates smart women from the others. Kindness is the act or the state of being kind, being marked by good and charitable behavior, pleasant disposition, and concern for others. Smart women are completely imbued with the desire to be of service to others. They understand that kindness is a reflection of a gentle and loving spirit and hence strive to be kind everywhere and to everyone. Kindness not just in acts, but in demeanor, speech and thought most especially the ability to be considerate in their utterances even when angry or upset. Kindness is a precious virtue and smart women know this.

Honesty

Honesty refers to a facet of moral character and connotes positive and virtuous attributes such as integrity, truthfulness and straightforwardness along with the absence of lying, cheating or theft. Honest women are smart women. They are the precious jewels of society, the amazing repositories of responsibility in their families and the pillars of love in the world. Honesty is always the best policy and smart women strive for complete honesty. They are honest in their marriages, relationships, business and conduct.  They believe that dishonesty connotes utter disrespect and disregard for the feelings of others and thus loss trust is the most likely result of unfaithfulness. They make it a point to prevent that by being honest.

Vision

Just as much as a visionless man is not smart, a visionless woman is perhaps as dangerous as an open flame at a fuel station. As a partner in a marriage, a mother and wife in a home and as a business person and member of the society, a clear cut vision can not be overemphasized.  Smart women are visionary women. They organize their life, set productive goals and work towards achieving them. They make sure they do not become a burden or dependent on anyone. They like to bring something to the table. Smart women understand the transforming ability of having a vision and adding value to one’s life and hence they commit themselves to progressive self-development.

 Productivity

To be productive is to combine efficiency with effectiveness. A smart woman knows that productivity is indispensable if she is to build a successful career, marriage and home. Frugality, innovation, practicality and resourcefulness are the ingredients of productivity. Being productive is refreshing and reassuring. It ensures that all wastes and unnecessary frivolity are minimized or completely avoided.

Friends, these virtues are in no way exhaustive. They are just a few of the many characteristics I believe a smart woman possesses. I hope they are as instructive and useful to you as they are to me.