We know that society is better - more prosperous, more stable

Hear, O children of the earth, the words of Justin Trudeau, a leader of our age who echoed truths older than time itself: “We know that society is better—more prosperous, more stable, more peaceful, more cohesive—when women’s rights are respected and when women are valued, empowered, and lead the way in our communities.” In this saying, the voice of the present meets the wisdom of the ancients, for it proclaims what history has revealed again and again: no nation can rise while it holds half its people in chains.

From the beginning of days, men and women have walked side by side, yet too often has one half of humanity been silenced, their strength ignored, their wisdom cast aside. But when societies have opened their gates to the leadership and dignity of women, they have flourished as gardens in spring. Prosperity does not flow from gold alone, nor peace from swords alone, but from harmony among all who dwell within the land. To value women is to value life itself, for they are not only bearers of children but also of vision, of governance, of culture, of strength.

Consider the tale of Hatshepsut, the great queen of ancient Egypt. At a time when women were seldom seen upon the throne, she ruled as Pharaoh with wisdom and courage. Her reign brought stability and grandeur, trade routes that enriched the land, and monuments that still stand against the desert winds. Egypt under her guidance was not weakened, but prosperous and cohesive, a testimony that when women lead, nations do not falter but ascend. Her story is but one flame among many that light the truth of Trudeau’s words.

And yet, how often has history stumbled when women’s rights were denied? In too many kingdoms and empires, half the people were barred from learning, from speaking, from guiding the future. Wars raged, injustices multiplied, and society fractured. For how can a body walk straight when one leg is bound? How can a song be whole when half its notes are silenced? To neglect the power of women is to cripple the very spirit of civilization.

But hear this also: when women are empowered, they heal divisions, raise communities, and kindle peace where hatred once smoldered. In villages across the world, it is the women who carry water, tend the young, till the soil, and weave the bonds of kinship. When they are given voice, schools are built; when they are given freedom, economies rise; when they are given trust, peace endures. The prosperity of nations is not forged in the hands of a few rulers alone, but in the countless hands of women whose labor and wisdom sustain the world.

The lesson is clear: respect and defend women’s rights, not as a gift bestowed, but as a recognition of what is eternally true—that women are equal bearers of destiny. In your own lives, honor the voices of your mothers, sisters, daughters, and wives. Do not silence them in word or deed, but invite their counsel, follow their leadership, and support their dreams. In your communities, labor to ensure that women are not barred from education, from work, from the halls of decision. In your nations, raise leaders who see equality not as a burden, but as the foundation of strength.

For when women rise, all rise. When women are valued and empowered, the world becomes more peaceful, more stable, more just. Remember this wisdom and carry it forward: do not build societies with only half of humanity, for such a house cannot stand. Build instead with all, and your community shall endure like stone upon stone, rising ever upward toward the light.

Thus let Trudeau’s words echo in your hearts: societies that honor women are societies that endure. This is not mere politics, but eternal truth, a law of harmony written upon the fabric of creation itself. Follow it, and you shall walk the path of prosperity and peace.