MOTHER
A young girl while reading an essay on “Mother” goes to her mother and says,
‘Mama, in our essay on Mother, teacher made us write ----
“Mother is an embodiment of Love, Benevolence, Warmth, Perseverance, Patience, Protection, Tolerance, Obligation, Generosity, Peace, Wisdom, Sacrifice, etc., etc.
Mama, what does all that mean? I am so confused. How can one person have so many qualities?
Mother replies affectionately, “I will explain. She is called an embodiment of –
LOVE--- because it is her affectionate bonding with her husband, children, family, for whom she cares and serves selflessly.
BENEVIOLENCE--- because she is more charitable than profit-making. She does not work for her personal gains but for the betterment of her near and dear ones. She is caring, compassionate, friendly, kindhearted, considerate, merciful, selfless, all at the same time.
WARMTH---- It is the feeling of emotional security that she gives to her child since birth, when she holds it close to her bosom, being friendly and sympathetic towards her husband when he is weary of the worldly problems. It is what every individual needs at every stage in life.
PERSEVERANCE--- because she continues with her work/responsibilities in spite of difficulty or lack of success.
PATIENCE--- because she keeps herself calm and cool even when others mistreat hr or hurt her, because she loves them and understands them.
PROTECTION---because she protects her family from illness, problems, etc. through her own capability and action.
TOLERANCE---because she listens to her ailing children or family, to their problems and soothes them, guides them to the right path without herself being distressed or frustrated.
OBLIGATION--- because she teaches through herself being a role model, what are a person’s duties and responsibilities towards elders, parents, children, family, that which as human beings we are obliged to do to facilitate our purpose in life, to build a society.
GENEROSITY--- because she always finds great happiness in giving away all that she has to her dear ones, may it be her affection, her service or material things. She continues it throughout her life.
PEACE---because she settles down disputes between children, between family members and teaches them to live peacefully with each other with love and co-operation.
WISDOM---is what she has learnt from her experiences in life, of ways to tackle any situation with a positive approach and positive resul5 not harming anyone, taking the right decisions at the right time.
SACRIFICE---because she sacrifices all her wishes and ambitions and lives for her children and her family without any expectation in return.
And for your etc., etc. I will add that she is a symbol of complete humanity, a pillar that holds the structure of a family in the right position. A complete universe that evolves from her because she plants the seeds of human qualities that later grow into full blossom trees of characters and personalities of the society we live in, and that are needed for a better society.
From the corner of the room her son asks, “Are you talking about yourself Mama?”
“No, said the mother, I am talking about all the mothers in the world.”
The girl continues further saying,
“How then can we define a MOTHER?
“Oh! This scientific attitude to define everything. Well! That is a difficult question, but you can put it this way,” said the mother.
“A Mother is an individual who holds the capacity to teach her child, the art of knitting the yarns of human qualities to make a beautiful fabric of life.”
