Apr 24, 2003 09:04 PM
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(Updated Apr 24, 2003 09:04 PM)
An oft repeated line is- God could not be at all the places at the same time; that's why he gave everyone a mother. How true it is!
This review is a tribute to the greatest form of a woman, on the occasion of Mother's Day, which falls on May 11th.
I feel rather odd writing it, as I lost my mother when I was but seven years old. So I am using this platform to fantasize what I would have liked to buy for her.
THE GREATEST RELATION
A mother's womb is the very first home for every human being. It is God's own unique way of gifting his creation with a loving welcome. The very start of motherhood are those nine months, when a woman undergoes all the hardships to see the gift of God. She takes all the dangers on herself to bring her offspring in the world. And how does God reward her? All her pains vanish when she hears the first cry of a baby.
What will you call a relation where a single cry of a baby does what a thousand pain killers cannot achieve? Well, just call it- motherhood.
THE GIFT
So.what do you give to a lady who has given you everything.including your life? Here, I will go personal and see what I would have bought for my mother. I hope that you find some tips in my fantasies.
Ok.how would I like to start her day? I guess I would have arranged for the florist to bring some flowers for her. I remember she loved roses. I would have picked up the best roses. What does your mother like? Lilies? Orchids? Violets? Whatever it is, be sure you pick up the best. And no thorns. She removed them for you!
I also remember my mother loved ice-creams. So, I would make sure that ice-creams were on the agenda for 11th May. What does your mother love? Maybe chocolates! Maybe paav bhaaji! Maybe sweets! Whatever it is, write it down on the priority list for 11th May.
One more thing I remember is that my mother used to force me into applying oil to my hair. I always used to run off whenever she picked up the coconut oil bottle. I still do not use oil. Never! But, know what? For this one day, I would have applied the oil.just for her! So.what is that one thing that you hate doing and your mother wants you to do it? Well, on this mother's day.Do it! It maybe going to the temple! Why, it may even be just staying at home, with no office on your mind. Do it! She did it for years!
Then the actual gift! Ahh.yes! What would I have brought for my mother? I would have thought what she really needed. Maybe something she had unknowingly mentioned in the past few days. Maybe a watch! Maybe a new pair of glasses. Maybe a trip to some hill station! With my current financial status, I may not have been able to gift her a world tour, but these small things would have definitely found their way to the Mother's day celebrations. Small things.which would have been her greatest treasures.
And above all.I would have told her how much she meant for me! How much I loved her! I would have thanked her for all those little things she did for me. Staying awake when I was sick. Cutting out her monthly budget to accommodate my school picnic contribution. Not buying the sari she wanted in order to buy me a toy I had taken a fancy to! Scolding me for not bringing good grades, and then, gently hugging me to tell me that she believed I could do better!
Little things.which became long lasting memories.
You should also tell her how much you love her. Thank her for every single thing she did for you. Let her know how much you appreciate her presence in your life. Tell her she is the best mum in the world. That will be the best gift for her.
IN CONCLUSION
My wife had a caesarian. When she came to her senses, the very first pain she felt was not of her stitches. It was the pain of the thought that she could not feed her baby because of the excruciating pain in her abdomen. The next day, she was supposed to be shifted to the first class cabin. Defying all the nurses, she decided to get up and walk to her cabin. I was shocked by her determination. Less than twelve hours after the operation, this girl, who shrieked at the sight of a cockroach, bravely walked down the corridor, much to the surprise of all the nurses, and the first thing she did on reaching her cabin was to hold her baby in her arms and feed him. To this day, I wonder from where she got this determination. No man could ever do this miracle. It could only come from a woman.a mother!
My wife is just one of the many mothers who undergo all pains for their babies. And guess what.your mother, too, is one of them.
PLEASE NOTE: This review is written as a tribute to all the mothers of the world. Readers are requested not to feed me with sympathizing comments. My mother would never have liked it!
