possible;physics,chemistry,Qur'an,philosophy,history,geography,lit-
erature,psychology,etc.Youwouldenjoyitandperhapsyoucouldone
daycontributetoyour societythroughyourknowledge.Youcan write
articlesorevenbooksafterwhichyournamewillremain.Youcanearn
money too.
Donotthinkthatthisistooambitiousforahousewife.Donotimagine
thatallthegreatwomenofhistoryhavebeensittingidle.They,too,were
housewives but the ones who did not waste their spare time.
MrsDorothyCarnegiewasahousewifewhowroteagoodbook.She
usedtodothehouseworkandalsohelpedherhusband(DaleDarnegie)
in writing his famous book "How to Make Friends and Influence
People".Shewritesinherbookconcerningprinciplesoflookingafterthe
husband:"I havewritten thisbookduringmy child'stwo-hoursleep. I
didalotofmyreadingduringthetimemyhairweregettingdriedinthe
hairdressing saloon."
Thereare manywomenwho havebeen writinggreatbooksor have
hadmanyachievementsinscientificfields.Ifyouareanenthusiasticper-
son,youcouldbeoneofthem.Ifyourhusbandisaresearcher,thenhelp
himinhisfield/Isitnotapityforaneducatedwomantogiveupallhe
knowledge?
Imam Ali (AS) stated: 'There is nor any better treasure, other than
knowledge'."
ImamBaqir(AS)stated:'Whoeverspendshisdayandnightinseeking
knowledge, would surely be enjoined by the blessings of Allah'."
Ifyouarenotinterestedinreadingorresearchthenkeepyourselfbusy
withhandicraftorartistichobbiessuchasdressmaking,painting,knit-
ting,flowerdecorations,etc.Youcanlearn suchartsandpractisethem.
Theseskillsmayhelpyoumentallyandfinancially.Islamhasalsopro-
posedhandicrafttowomenintheirsparetime.TheProphet(SA)ofAl-
lah stated: "Spinning (and weaving) is a good pastime for women".