Her Special Day

 Should a day be dedicated to Mother? Or to Father? Well, why? Parents never ever expect a show of love and gratitude. In fact, they would be downright embarassed at the public exhibition. Yet I do feel the need to celebrate both the days, however token-ish they may appear. 

But for my mother, this blog, to begin with, would not be there. Yes, it began on May 9, 2021, the first Mother's Day without her, and I promised myself that it would be forever till I am there. Like her love. 

Yes, Aai is like oxygen. Life begins with her, life sustains due to her. So simple, so unbelievably straightforward is her only wish, her child's happiness. 

I would not be senti in a dishonest way. Yes, it is not compulsory that she likes everything we do. Her love, however, has the infinite forgiveness of  God for the devotee, of mother earth for her forever erring children. 

I consider myself one of the luckiest persons on this earth because I could in a way complete the circle. That is to say, during her last months, I bathed her, cleaned her, combed her hair, fed her, helped her to go off to sleep, and with utmost devotion and love. Just the way she did once for her baby girl. 

2020 March to March, 2021. Covid  was at its worst, the Mukund Nagar quarantine was real bad. Yet I could try my best to make her as comfortable as was human(e)ly possible.

In a way, those tough but enjoyable days, initially she would not understand how I could be teaching online, though later on she used to be more attentive than my online students, taught me that motherhood is a feel. The period strengthened my belief that being motherly is not merely a physical fact. It indeed is a soul n sole solace. 

I do know that wherever she is, she would be her contented calm happy self. Yes, life has gone on. Days begin, nights end. Everything is fine, just as she would have always wished it to be. Yet, every day, there are moments that belong to her, to her memory that forever haunts this home, her home, their togetherness! Yes, life is where Aai is! 

Pratima@ As children, the three of us are exceptionally lucky because our father had a mother's heart, too! 

Quote of the day:                                                        "When you are looking at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know." Touché, Charley Benetto! 

Word of the day: Aai.