Mother, the most sacred being of this planet. As a word,it is also the most endearing one in the dictionary of mankind.
To be a mother is a blessing: not many men seem to realise the depth of love and compassion involved in the process of becoming a mother and more importantly,in being the mother for all times to come.
Reams of paper throughout the evolution of civilisation have been devoted to the praise of mother and motherhood but little has been said on the huge fact that Godhead is attained only if one sees the divine aspects of motherhood.
As one who has dealt with unique as well as unfortunate court cases of mothers being deprived of their due respect and rewards not only by the spouse and parents but even by progeny,I advocate the need for all adolescent students in schools in particular to been given a conducted tour of maternity wards and childbirth surgeries.
Reason ?
The pangs as well as labour pains which all men escape from can be observed,felt and aid in redesigning a more humane and less beastly society. The incidence of molestations and murders will drastically come down.
Mothers are stoic in their silent sufferings and loud in their cry of mercy,love,kindness and compassionate care of all who take shelter under their wings.It requires tenacity of purpose, inhuman sacrifices and a great deal of both tolerance as well as patience to don the role of being the mother,a beacon of hope,lighthouse for an entire family . She is an amalgam of a whole gamut of emotions often surpassing even divinity.
An ode to the mother would but be incomplete without mentioning the lengths and extent to which a mother would go to protect life,liberty and honour of her flock.
Many clap in amazement at a mother hen or a duck or the monkey king and a pride of lions marching past in a line but how many of us in today’s world of deepfake, artificial intelligence and virtual reality world actually ponder or salute the magical presence of the Mother in life’s journey. I for one was always pampered by my beloved Mother and raised to be a gentleman in a world where perception and reality grossly mismatch. Those who know you would know your mother’s temperament says an old Sanskrit saying. If each one of us live to upkeep the prestige and good upbringing by the Mother,there would be a harmonious environment conducive to peaceful co-existence which is the avowed goal of every religion and constitution worth its name in the world.
Mothers are the most precious and priceless treasure of mankind. Manhood is not to be gauged by abs and tricks but by the way he treats a woman,be it his wife,daughter,companion,stranger or anybody’s mother. This message ought to go out to every school going child and only then can the child be the mother of a better world.
To all mothers and motherhood,I bow in reverence and gratitude. Mankind can become Humanity only if tempered with Divinity,which is amply reflected in a Mother.