The Bible in the book of 1 Kings 3: 16-28 gives an account of two women who are roommates contesting over a baby before King Solomon. They both claimed to be mothers to the son in dispute. Upon impasse King Solomon asked for a sword and suggested cutting up the baby into two so that each would have a piece. One of the women supported the suggestion while one offered that the baby be kept alive and given to the woman, who wanted him split. This account shows how competing interests can be problematic yet capable of being solved in a redemptive manner.

It is easy to push for things to happen than to try and figure out why they are not happening. Push for this by way of persuasion, if it fails then embarrassment and disdain is employed. Failure of these then the use of force and constant reminder that things have not happened the way they ought is the last resort. There is nothing new under the sun. That is true. When women think they are emancipated that they can live their lives free of societal pressure to meet certain standard, the thinking is just a dream and a sort of chimera.