MOTHER’S DAY MESSAGE

A day earmarked for Mother’s day? Feels skewed. A card, a gift, a message. Perhaps more, often none of these –

Yet--Is a mother’s work ever done?

More often than not, “taking care” is such an ingrained thing for a mother that even a small lapse brings a huge baggage of guilt. Even in the western culture. Taking care of kids, in- laws, husband. Her priority for herself is usually last on the list, if at all articulated.

Can try this on Mother’s day. Just mother and kids. Either in person or phone, but uninterrupted talk time for Mom.

Could be 5 minutes or 15. About things that bring her joy, what makes her angry, what hopes and regrets she has.

I am no clairvoyant, but am pretty sure most of the above would not be mere material things. Listen to her insights, messages. Without interrupting. Without judgement. And then have a time for kids to also talk, laugh, argue, fight--

End of the day, reflect. On the words Mother did say, and the words she did not, could not, would not. Listen in the pauses, for the thread that ties a mother and child is always real, although not always visible.

And for those of you who can, repeat this with the Universal Mother. Meditate, and let Her words flow into you. You are Her child, but so are a billion others, not forgetting flora and fauna. How would all of you be able to come together to conduct a meaningful conversation with Her? How will She able to gather all of you to her at once, if some are kicking and struggling to get away from one another? aeons may not be enough then.

Make a start with Mothers day. And what’s stopping you from taking this forward the rest of the days? Then next Mothers Day, there will be more laughter and fewer pauses. For when you have the very best you can, without worrying about the outcome, within the family and the Vasudaiva kutumbam, what more can a Mother ask for?

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