It was mother's day on sunday and i didn't exactly send flowers or cards to my mom..How bad, isn't it? Not even taking the time to shop a little for your mother, when she infact sacrificed like atleast 3 years for you and that too in the prime of her age, when she could have practically focussed on her career and life..I admit it...I'm guilty as charged..However, if my mother would read this, she would in a very nonchalant way say...it is alright, beta! i care more about your thoughts than your gifts...such a wonderful gesture can only be possible through motherhood..being a guy, i will never experience that..This is not berate fathers, for they have their own challenges, but motherhood is *unique* and it is rightly said that mother is right next to GOD...In fact, some may argue, that she is above good, but let us not get into arguments on who is greater than whom..what matters is that, motherhood is celebrated and mothers are acknowledged...
I'm not always this sincere for i remember that i was a very acrimonious when i was a kid...I would not hesitate to raise my voice or question my parents esp. my mother when i was young..However, going away from my parents or the color change of my hair might have instilled some good sense into me and also appreciate the sacrifices parents (esp. mothers) go through to have their kids develop proper values. I wish i knew all this 10 years before, for i would have tried to be better and more respectful, but alas, the wisdom that we need always comes as an afterfact...
Inspite of my shortcomings, i'm thankful to my mother (& father) for being so supportive and being there for me when i needed them. And i guess, i would do the same for my kids and so the karmic cycle continues...
Happy mothers day!
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