After creating this world, God must have wondered who He could assign in charge of His most responsible work of creation and nurturing and that is when He must have made Mothers, is what I am assuming.

Mother is the one who has been given the power of creating something from her own body that can survive outside of her body when born that she nurtures to help survive in this world of survival of the fittest.

In Nature, human beings, and the animal kingdom, for the most part, have mothers who instinctively know to care for their offspring.  Even when the placental cord is cut off between the mother and the baby in human beings, the mother does not let the emotional cord cut. Overnight the mother knows how to protect and nurture her offspring as if a switch is turned on.

Duties of a mother are to selflessly nurture the baby in the womb, with food from her own body, give birth, feed until able to survive on its own, protect, teach the survival skills to make an independent individual that is able to care for itself. In humans, mothers can also instill good values in the womb with positive thoughts and meditation.

In humans, most mothers provide a lot more than necessary when children can verbalize their needs and wants. When the child tells the mom to jump, her usual response at least in her mind is- How high?  Most mothers feel obligated to provide all their children’s demands and more often due to the societal pressure lately unless it is way beyond her capacity to do so or if she truly understands that a mother’s responsibility is to make her offspring independent and self-sufficient as much as possible.

It is not easy to raise children because children are not born with an operating manual and raising them is usually a trial and error method and here say from other mothers. At this time, the grandmothers should come into the picture for rescue. Grandmothers are experienced mothers who not only love their grandchildren but will guide mothers to be better mothers and relieve them of some of their duties. For her, the grandchildren are like the interest earned on her principle invested. She will not make the mistakes she may have made raising her own children and instill values which are priceless. She will have more patience and less work pressure as well as more wisdom.

A Mother has the capacity to love all her offspring equally even when they are not equal. We are five brothers and sisters and my mother used to say that we were like her fingers. None of them are alike but for her, if she cut any of her fingers, she would bleed the same. How nicely explained! The way we accept every part of our body as ours, a mother sees all her children as one unit and is capable of loving all of them equally. Yes, based on the need, she may give more importance to a weaker child. For her, there is no favoritism, though she may respect one over the other based on their personalities, achievements, and character. It may be easier for her to communicate with one more than the other, but her love will be the same for all. She will not be happy if her children do not get along, as it is like dividing her own body.

Every day is a Mother’s Day to fulfill her responsibilities. Mother has a special role to play that has been assigned to her by the Universe. If we start writing about what unusual sacrifices all mothers have made for their children, we may not be able to finish until the end of this age.

For someone who sacrifices her life for her children, is one day a year enough to recognize her? Would she stop performing her duties if her children did not understand her fully? No, she will continue to perform her duties of a mother because she has been appointed by the Creator himself to perform the allocated duties. Those who appreciate mother’s sacrifices are the truly privileged children.

In USA, after Valentine’s day, the most fresh flowers are sold on Mother’s day.  It is a nice gesture to give flowers to the mother but not giving will not rank you down on her favorite’s list unless you insult her or hurt her.  She still will not wish ill of you.  This one day is just a gesture of appreciation and encouragement for her to continue to be a better mother. So, if anyone thinks that one day is enough to recognize or appreciate mothers, then they cannot be more wrong.

Mother is the source of our existence and one should not look at her shortcomings. As much as mothers raise their children, children raise their mothers too.  So never belittle her.  If she is not perfect, then help her get better but do not disrespect her or insult her.  If she is not bright enough for you, she is still the support of your foundation and her blessings will work like magic in your life.  A leaf falling far away from the family dies faster and is blown away so stay connected energetically because she is the homemaker and will give you a home (I do not mean a house) to come back to even when the whole world rejects you.

A mother is a child’s first Guru/teacher. Mothers are pillars of society. If you want to make your society or country strong, educate your mothers and make them mentally, physically, and emotionally strong. If they are strong, their children will be strong. Mothers have an immense responsibility in brought up of their children, molding them, giving them values, encouraging them, giving them an identity, and most importantly giving them unconditional love.

No mother ever dreams of her child to be a bad person, or the best thief or the best criminal, etc. She always hopes that her child becomes a great person. Therefore they say that before your every action if you ask yourself, “Will my mother like this?” a lot of bad actions will not take place. Every mother wants her child to be happy but applying her teachings and values in your daily life will make her more happy.

Respect your mother and do what best you can do for her and that will be recognizing mothers on Mother’s Day. Whatever gesture of love and respect you offer from your heart will be good enough for her but do not limit recognizing her to just one day a year.  Never forget the source of your existence even when she is old and withered as she carried you in her body for about 9 months.  If you cannot imagine what she must have gone through during pregnancy, try carrying a pencil on your head for 9 months. If still not convinced, ask those who have lost their mothers.

We also have many different personifications of mother as:

  • Mother Nature- Love her and take care of her so that diseases like Covid do not have to appear to teach us how to take care of her.
  • Motherland-Love her and protect her
  • Mother tongue- Love her and do not let it disappear even when we have an international language
  • And many more…

In India, all feminine aspects of life are revered as a mother including rivers, land, cows, etc.- take care of all of them

 

HAVE A HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!