Nse Ikpe-Etim: All I want is to live in happiness and pure truth

Known as an actress who delivers her role with skilled professionalism, Nse Ikpe-Etim, has said it is ignorant to expect all women to become mothers.

She stated this in one of her inspirational thought for the week.

“A woman is a person,” she started.

“A person who can decide what she wants to do with her body or her time. So, it is extremely ignorant to expect all women to eventually be mothers. There are many reasons why a woman may not have children.

“Infertility is more common than we know and to immediately ask a woman why she doesn’t have a child is extremely insensitive. There are also women who have chosen to not have children simply because they will not put their bodies through pregnancy. They simply do not want to have kids and this is perfectly okay.”

“Whatever a woman decides to do – to have babies or to not; or whether they are battling infertility is no one’s business. Happiness is all that matters. Gratefully, it is absolutely free. My prayer and hope is that one day we will not judge unfairly unmarried or childless women. That being said, if children will make you happy, I pray that you have loads of them. If you do not want or cannot have kids, remember that you can still find joy and do not allow anybody make you feel less. Enjoy life. Breathe freely and enjoy all the beauty in the world. For me, love and light are the truth and all I ever want is to live in happiness and pure truth”.

Nse Ikpe-Etim came into prominence in 2008 for her role in Reloaded. She was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 5th and 8th Africa Movie Academy Awards for her role in Reloaded and Mr. and Mrs. respectively.