May 10, 2008

Perhaps the most ‘taken for granted’ aspect in one’s life is the presence of a mother. Amongst the crowd when one stands out as a winner her cheers are embarrassingly prominent.

Amongst the world when one is proven to be a loser her confidence in you is implausibly staunch. She is driven by divine forces and has the power to negate the obvious and create a world of her own beliefs, peeping into which you can always see an endearing self-image that might be highly fictitious but compelling enough to be plausible. Where on the one hand one gets irritated by a mother's all time tracking mechanism on the other hand it becomes an eternal need. Ironically, the importance of a mother's presence is often disregarded but her absence is profoundly felt.

The second Sunday of May is devoted to honour the mothers worldwide. For those who are blessed with mother's love, it might just pass by as an ordinary day but for those who are denied this blessing; it might be yet another unfortunate day where one tries to substitute the love of a mother.

In this write-up I have highlighted a few mother specific aspects that we ‘the blessed’ face.

Adding value to our daily life

A mother’s job is a full time one with no vacations and no promised payoffs. She blesses us with the perks of our life by willingly doing all the things that we don’t do but as civilised individuals we are expected to do. She caters to all our daily needs and channelises our life towards positive direction.

She accepts us with all our strengths and weaknesses and directs us to the world of aspirations. She is the driving force behind the very first syllable that we pronounce and the very first step that we take. Her belief makes us strive and her cheers are the building blocks of our self-confidence.

Creating a sustainable bond amongst the family members, catering to individual physiological, social and educational needs are aspects that a mother handles effectively. Creating a balance between affection and punishments is an art that leads to human development. We consider these aspects as a natural phenomenon and fail to realise the efforts and the importance of each of these aspects.

Anti-aging concept

To convince her that you are old enough is an aspect that should be dumped in a trashcan because a mother’s eye is covered by a special lens, which reinforces her anti aging concepts. To a mother one never grows old, irrespective of your age and social strata she boldly hugs in her own way, shuffles your well pruned hair, offers her lap for a sound sleep and willingly feeds you from her own hands. Not only that but she also maintains an effective tracking mechanism, she considers it her birthright to know the how, what, when and where of our lives.

Mom one-liners

Certain motherly sayings make our childhood special. The harsh sounding and sweet advices together make us a better person. We are tired of these clichéd statements but they are somehow effective and they transcend the borders of time, space, language and culture. Here are some of the common one’s:

a.. Money doesn’t grow on trees.

b.. I never talked to my mother like you talk to me.

c.. Be careful or you’ll put your eye out.

a.. If everyone jumped off the window, would you do it, too?

b.. If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.

c.. Don’t put that in your mouth.

d.. Be careful what you wish for, it might come true.

e.. You should have a balanced diet.

f.. Because I’m your mother that’s why.

g.. If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a thousand times.

h.. You are too young for this

i.. Eat the vegetables, those children in Bengal would be happy to eat this!

j.. If you fall, don’t come running to me.

k.. Because I said so.

l.. Wait till your father gets home.

Mothers Day is a day to celebrate the greatest blessing of all i.e. a mother’s love. So let’s pay a tribute to the darling mom's by making the most of this love and sharing it with those who are not bestowed with it. Happy Mother's Day!