Mothers these days!!

It is not possible to define or express the greatness of "the mother" and the beauty and holiness of her relationship, as it is beyond the limits of words and languages known. But there is nothing more pious and sacred as well as respectful than “mother”. Her relationship, her concerns and cares are priceless and indebted, they are selfless in nature, there is no start or end in her relationship, there are very less expectations and if there are, most probably they are for welfare and goodness of us (children). There are no likes and dislikes, she accepts you-what you are, she accepts you with your limitations and incapabilities  and helps you in overcoming those, she never let you go or abandon in bad or good times of yours. For you are an inseparable part of her existence/being. Relationship of a mother is incomparable, non-conditional, beyond the limits of time and space, worldly attachments and materials, likes and dislikes and wants etc. Her love is eternal and remain always there for you whether you respect her or look after her or not, weather you remember her or not, you always remain priority for her, she live more for you than her, for there is no self for her, she could not see you in isolation from herself that is why your every problem is her problem.

What ever we do, we cannot give back to mothers what they have given us, not even a little bit of her love can be given back, therefore perhaps she does not keep expectations from us.

What we do with her is not worth sharing and is shameful. We do not have few minutes for her, our meetings and works are more important for us, when we start our own families, she becomes a burden for us, now worldly love has replaced her true eternal love. Most of us abandon them on the advices and suggestions of our dear ones and send them to vridha-ashrams where they die in the hope that someday, we will come to see them, we do not spare some time for their last rites. If she lives with us, she is on the mercy of our so-called new family members, her suggestions and advices become valueless and insane, her love becomes become nothing for us. She looks after us and did everything for us all through her life now she is taking care of our children. Though she is not getting respect and dignified treatment still she has immense love for us and our family, she always prays for our wellness and prosperity. She does whatever she can through out her life but what about her? She also has some rights, at least a respectful and dignified life and treatment. We remember our mothers whenever we are in any problem (oye maan) because we are well sure that she can understand and feel our pain and problems but what we do for her when she is in problem? She remembers us every now and then, before eating, before sleeping and getting up, when she saw a person like us etc., but we remember her only for our selfish purposes when we are in problems or on some special occasions like festivals. If you are travelling somewhere she is the one who will be most worried about you, when you are returning from somewhere others will wait for the material you bring along with you but she will always waits for you, for you are everything for her, above all the properties and materials of the world.

One can find them sitting helpless, alone, outside the hospitals, on bustands, outside ration shops and many other such places and utilities. Struggling to live the remaining days of their lives. the best thing is even in these conditions they say nothing bad about you, this reflects their greatness and holiness. We cannot give them a little what they had given us.

We applaud and celebrate the mother day but very rarely introspect and try to know the reality. Very early we should realize the value of them and try to do what we can do for them, I find no service better than serving her, for me her service is above all worships ,for if she will be happy the whole universe will be open for me. She is like everything and above everything for us, we can fight, we can play, we can share anything with her. Other relationships and engagement are necessary but she is above all. Our world journey start and end with her.

As there is no “other” for mothers, she sees everyone just like her own dear ones without distinctions and differences. We all should also see all mothers as our own mothers, respect them, help them and do whatever we can to keep them happy, wherever we will be living.

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