Mothers' Love

[Guest guest]

Mothers' Love

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Namaste all.

Let me share a beautiful excerpt from the book -

'The Bedside Torah : Wisdom, Visions, and Dreams':

 

" Parents, most often the mother, are our first source of love in life. The

mother attends to her infant's needs even before the child is aware of having

them. Food, comfort, clothing - all seem to be magically provided, along with

smiles, kisses, and hugs. As the child grows, the mother is there - and the

father too - to provide support, encouragement, and insight.

 

But at some point in the child's life, it becomes apparent that the parents

can no longer meet every emotional need or resolve every fear. As the child

begins to see glimmerings of the parents as limited human beings, they slowly

" die " as parents. They emerge as people.

 

Through most of our adult lives, we may maintain some amalgam of both

attitudes, our parents are parents and adults separate from us at the same

time. But didn't something precious die within us when we lost that vision of

parents as perfect sources of love, protection, and wisdom?

 

Do we lose intense closeness forever? The Torah suggests not, for in its

description of Isaac's response to Rebekah, it hints to us that, in a loved

spouse, we all have the opportunity to regain some of the security, affection,

and intimacy first enjoyed by infants and their mothers. In a very real way,

the love of our spouses comforts us for the " death, " the loss, of the infant's

image of Perfect Mother.

 

" That comfort is as close a replica of the love of God as one can know in this

world. In the care, trust, decency, and goodness of one's spouse, we have the

chance to reaffirm the lesson learned in our mothers' arms - that in this

sometimes difficult life there is a haven, and that our love for each other

can serve as a witness to God's love for all human beings. "

 

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A quote from the book - 'The Bedside Torah : Wisdom, Visions, and Dreams':

 

Here is more information on that book:

 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0737305878/####

 

It's a good introduction to Judaism.

 

 

Jaya Sri Radhe!

 

 

 

 

 

> Pradipji, it depends on how you see the Mother.