HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY
IN THE GREAT EPIC MAHABHARTA BHISHMA has rightly articulated: The mother is the panacea for all kinds of calamities. The existence of the mother invests one with protection; the reverse deprives one of all protection.
In Bhawad Gita, it has rightly been said: I who am the Vedic ritual, I am the sacrifice, and I am the oblation offered to the ancestors. I am the medicinal herb, and I am the Vedic mantra. I am the clarified butter, I am the fire and the act of offering. Of this universe, I am the Father; I am also the Mother, the Sustainer, and the Grandsire. I am the purifier, the goal of knowledge, the sacred syllable Om. I am the Ṛig Veda, Sāma Veda, and the Yajur Veda,
It is also mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita, that the concept of ‘mother’ is often associated with the divine and nurturing qualities of God. One of the verses that highlight this aspect is from Chapter 9, where it is said that God takes care of His devotees just as a mother cares for her children.
BIBLE advises mothers to train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
MOTHER THE MOST REVERED OF ALL THE RELATIONSHIPS.
HAPPY MOTHERS’ DAY TODAY
MOTHER – A RELATIONSHIP MOST REVERED
A most revered of all the relations
Encompassing all other relations
Endures all sorts of sufferings
Without even a slightest of demur or objections.
For instance, how best the Mother Nature takes care of her creations
A finely blended analogy is the MOTHER EARTH
On whose surface life of living beings get nourishment
To grow, enjoying all the bounties of MOTHER NATURE
Air, water and sun’s energy without any bias
Providing succor to all birds and animals aplenty
From her bosom springs the life-giving crops
Which feed us and give us energy
Which sustains life on this beautiful planet.
Then the mothers of all the mammals – animals, birds, ants etc
Are exceptional examples of motherhood
If you care to observe their way of living
Feeding their young ones and defending them from the predators.
I was obviously inspired by the unique life of a queen ant
Which although does not have more life-span on this earth
But the Mother Nature has graced her with fine blend of motherhood
After her nuptial flight and mating get completed
The queen ant finds a nesting place
Seals the entrance for laying the eggs
Lays eggs for food of growing larvae also
These healthy eggs grow to be active workers
And bring food from outside for the queen (mother) ant
Wherein the mother ant is in total control
For taking care of everything that goes inside the nest
That should also inspire us humans
As to how a MOTHERS in general
Takes care of its creations.
MOTHER NATURE AND ITS CREATIONS
Mother Nature has graced all mammals
With the natural traits of motherhood
A squirrel collecting its early morning feed for its magpies
A crow collecting feed for its young ones who cannot fly
A bitch feeding its pups even remaining without food itself
That is the strangest and most exceptional proof of motherhood
From the time of fertilization of an egg inside the womb
Paying uninterrupted attention that is required
For proper and continued feed inside the womb
With the observance of precautions in abundance
What to be taken and what for avoidance.
Smoking and food & drinks having caffeine are taboo
For gestation inside mother’s being
For a period of nine months
That is the care and caution she has to exercise inside her womb
Mother mothers her baby in every mnner most desirable
Mother uses her head and heart for taking due care
More use of heart to listen to her growing child needs
Many times forgetting even her own life’s needs indeed!
I shall give my personal example of my mother
Who had a far reaching impact on me
She unfortunately has already left for her heavenly abode
But I reminisce clearly the days whilst she brought me up as a small kid
Showering all the care that she could extend
Like all other mothers – who take pains in bringing up their offspring
What to feed and when needed
With limited resourcs at the disposal
She slept on the side
Where bed-spread was moist
But protected me from getting wet
So as to bestow interrupted care and protection as a kid!
Provided me her warmth of the heavenly lap
Cuddled me with her lovely hands
I grew up in her care and protection
She bestowed me love and affection
Brimming with love – so Godly feel.
Gave rock-solid protection on me day in and day out
With no complaints at any point in time.
A smile from me was a blissful gift for her
My cries used to fill her heart with the deepest agony
Calming of her heartaches happened certainly
When my sobbing came to an end finally
Childish prattle of mine amused her immensely.
Whilst I crawled and learned to walk
Or talk first incoherently
She felt herself on the ‘seventh-heaven, factually.
Once I was down with the severe fever
I almost was in the coma for days on end
Medical help could hardly make any difference
Everyone in the family knew
Her sincere prayers came to my rescue.
Then came the time of my schooling
I was a reluctant customer, a foot-dragger for going to school
My mom knew how best to handle me in this too!
My mother, cajoled me with eatables as the enticement or bait when required
Reprimanded me sternly whence its necessity was felt
As though she knew when a particular dose to be administered
For drawing out the ills & putting the best traits
School and then college went on smoothly under her supervision
Worth mentioning, she was not well-read, so to say
But knew all fine-points of life and how to live it with sincerity!
She exhorted me to face the facts of life squarely
Onlyweak-willed ones flee when confronted with difficulty.
I felt her omnipresence whenever some of my chums offered any allurement
Desisted from any of these fearing, in the bargain, matching punishment
From my mom who could read my mind with ease
Telling lies with her never succeeded
Telling truth and get pardoned was only way out.
Thence I got my employment
Far away from my loving mother and lovely home
A home (not house) which did not have many material comforts
But was brimming with love and care for everyone.
I used to visit my mom only once on weekends
Once on a visit to home – reached late at night
To my utter dismay and consequent pain
She was down with cough, cold and fever
This had taken the toll on her health despite medicare.
There were others in the home to care for her
In the morn the next day
While the Sun rose from the eastern horizon
She intended me to take breakfast in the sun – outside on the cot
After light breakfast, she desired to keep her head in my lap!
How fortunate I had been I thanked my God
The one who had provided warmth to me in her heavenly lap
Wanted to keep her head in my lap
Having done thus she felt completely relaxed, just peaceful
As though bidding her final farewell
This peaceful act was not an ordinary one
It was an eternal peace – so solemn
A final adieu from her to us all.
My honest confession, all the traits in me are due to my loving mother
All negativism are earned by me from my own mistakes
Although she is mixed with (Five Gross physical elements) PANCH BHUTAS
Yet she resides in my heart for good with the grace of Almighty God.
And guides me when hugely as required
Through her value system which she imparted.
VENERATED MOTHER MY WARM SALUTATION TO HER
The Mother, truthfully, is one of the noblest relationships who understands her offspring because she is graced with soft emotions which could attract even the person with brute mentality thus could have far-reaching influence.
SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB says: A mother does not keep note of the transgressions of her son. O God, I am Your son. Why don’t You destroy my sins?
Holy Quran enunciates: We have enjoined on man kindness to his parents; in pain did his mother bear him, and in pain did she give him birth.
It is a gospel truth that in the household husband is the head and the mother the heart and when head and heart combine they make the huge difference both to the children and the home as a whole. Eternal peace and tranquility in the household happen when emotions of the heart are respected by all in the family. All the important decisions which have far-reaching implications for the future of the children should be taken with an active participation of mother and father. By so doing, not only the natural say of the mother will be respected but also there would be peace and harmony in the household. The training in value system imparted by the mother remains with us throughout our life.
It should never be forgotten that mother provides the first lesson to her child – what to be done and what to be shunned. This first lesson is the foundation on which the edifice of future education of the child is built. Profuse praise of the child along with necessary punishment commensurate with fault will do a lot of good to the child.
There are many mothers who are not adequately educated but they understand their children better because they use their instinct rather than knowledge. Mere rebuking children will not do – a soft approach can deliver much. If nothing works then a pep-talk on the need of education by the mother can also do wonders. If this also does not work then the help of the experts in the field could be attained. This should be done after a thorough research. The purpose is to follow all norms which may help the child in acquiring knowledge besides character building.
The mother should keep track of following aspects in mind in order to know and adopt remedial measures /take corrective steps for child’s improvement:-
• The company the child is following while schooling. It should be done with discretion without letting the child know.
• The progress of the child to be recorded. The mother should keep a tab of the child’s progress in all fields :
The growth and development should be with regards to: health, education, mixing with other children, respect for all, curbing egoistic tendencies (words or sentences usage like I did it, it is due to me, my contribution made it possible etc), how to face diverse situation with courage, infusing feeling of commitment, spiritual bent of mind, games and sports, positive habit building, learning to obey the orders of elders including teachers etc.
• Best use of internet facilities. Whenever a child is sitting on the computer, the mother should monitor as to what the child is browsing. Corrective steps to be initiated if the child is lead astray.
• How best to keep a healthy balance between the household chores and the monitoring child’s progress.
• Sometimes what is learned has to be unlearned. Here care and caution are required.
• Kindle a spirit of understanding and respecting others’ privacy in the child.
• Appropriate appreciation/reward and punishment whenever required should be made by the mother for growth of the child.
Following goes well with Mother:
• The mother’s love is all-encompassing.
• The mother teaches us the first lesson in the value system.
• The mother ‘s graces save us from all the ill-omens.
• The mother is the embodiment of suffering.
• The mother mothers us when we are not able to do anything on our own.
• The mother gives us what other relations cannot.
• We are part and parcel of our parents and in this the MOTHER plays a predominant role.
Finally, from the above, it is evident that bringing up child and ensure his holistic growth is a whole-time job. If quality time is not given by the mother, the child may lead astray and lose the moorings for a healthy and upward march in life. A MOTHER knows how best to mould her child.
Further, excessive indulgence (Mou Mamta) by the mother can also spoil the balanced development of the child. Meaning, if a mother sweeps the mistakes of the child under the carpet, then, sure enough, the child will grow up to be a spoilt one. So an objective approach is: admonishing or handing out punishment when required and shower love, when called for. By so doing, a mother can change the destiny of the child.
INNER THOUGHTS 
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