There is one person in your whole life you can count on, the person who nourished you in her womb and who will always be there until the day you become independent, the one who guides you, supports and loves you unconditionally – your mother.
A mother’s love is priceless. No dollars, no gold nor diamonds could buy you one, yet you can always repay by giving back what she deserves the most. Her love is like the sunset, so fascinating, overwhelming, precious and breath-taking. A sunset may be covered by darkness at night but it is always there at the end of the day. Let just assume that darkness represents her agony and despair at times as she holds the whole family.
Despite her role as a woman in the society, a wife to her partner, and a mother to her child, a mother is definitely a full package of a best friend. She wakes you up if your alarm clock can’t; she never gets tired of feeding you if you can’t, never complains of the load she has to deal with the whole day, and she will always shield you from any danger. Your mother is like a superwoman, a supermodel, and a supermom.
She sacrifices. Instead of filling her mouth, she would rather feed you even if she is hungry. Despite needing new clothes to change her rags, she’d rather buy you a new dress. She even turns impossible things to possible just to make you happy. The point is, she deserves to be repaid, to be respected, and given love.
Appreciate her while you still have time to. A mother is not a remote-controlled machine, not your personal maid who will clean your mess while your back is turned. She has emotions and feelings too. She might get hurt or upset. The great thing about mothers is that they are understanding and forgiving.
We are once given a “mother” who we can cuddle, cry and laugh with. No one on earth can replace a mother in anybody’s life nor erase the fact that having a mother is genuine. You can lie, but in the end, when she has to leave you, you will regret wasting your time doing nothing to cherish every second you have with her, smiling at you with a cup of tea in hand.
By Elaine Diane De Vera
