Eight Lies of Mother

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Dear Loving Sons of Loving Mothers in TBP,

 

Love and Love alone....

 

Here is a mail, which I received from a different source on Mother.

I could not resist my tears and you will also, I know it. Remember,

Mother is the only ONE in this world, who is True, after God and

nobody else.

 

Love and Love alone....

 

P. Gopi Krishna

 

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EIGHT LIES OF MOTHER

 

 

The story began when I was a child; I was born as a son of a poor

family. Even for eating, we often got lack of food. Whenever the

time for eating, mother often gave me her portion of rice. While she

was removing her rice into my bowl, she would say " Eat this rice,

son. I'm not hungry " . That was Mother's First Lie.

 

When I was getting to grow up, the persevering mother gave her spare

time for fishing in a river near our house, she hoped that from the

fishes she got, she could gave me a little bit nutritious food for

my growth. After fishing, she would cook the fishes to be a fresh

fish soup, which raised my appetite. While I was eating the soup,

mother would sit beside me and eat the rest meat of fish, which was

still on the bone of the fish I ate. My heart was touched when I saw

it. I then used my chopstick and gave the other fish to her. But she

immediately refused it and said " Eat this fish, son. I don't really

like fish. " That was Mother's Second Lie.

 

Then, when I was in Junior High School, to fund my study, mother

went to an economic enterprise to bring some used-matches boxes that

would be stuck in. It gave her some money for covering our needs. As

the winter came, I woke up from my sleep and looked at my mother who

was still awoke, supported by a little candlelight and within her

perseverance she continued the work of sticking some used-matches

box. I said, " Mother, go to sleep, it's late, tomorrow morning you

still have to go for work. " Mother smiled and said " Go to sleep,

dear. I'm not tired. " That was Mother's Third Lie.

 

At the time of final term, mother asked for a leave from her work in

order to accompany me. While the daytime was coming and the heat of

the sun was starting to shine, the strong and persevering mother

waited for me under the heat of the sun's shine for several hours.

As the bell rang, which indicated that the final exam had finished,

mother immediately welcomed me and poured me a glass of tea that she

had prepared before in a cold bottle. The very thick

tea was not as thick as my mother's love, which was much thicker.

Seeing my mother covering with perspiration, I at once gave her my

glass and asked her to drink too. Mother said " Drink, son. I'm not

thirsty! " . That was Mother's Fourth Lie.

 

After the death of my father because of illness, my poor mother had

to play her role as a single parent. Holding on to her former job,

she had to fund our needs alone. Our family's life was more

complicated. No days without sufferance. Seeing our family's

condition that was getting worse, there was a nice uncle who lived

near my house came to help us, either in a big problem and a small

problem.

 

Our other neighbours who lived next to us saw that our family's life

was so unfortunate, they often advised my mother to marry again. But

mother, who was stubborn, didn't care to their advice, she said " I

don't need love. "

That was Mother's Fifth Lie.

 

After I had finished my study and then got a job, it was the time

for my old mother to retire. But she didn't want to; she was sincere

to go to the marketplace every morning, just to sell some vegetable

for fulfilling her needs. I, who worked in the other city, often

sent her some money to help her in fulfilling her needs, but she was

stubborn for not accepting the money. She even sent the money back

to me. She said " I have enough money. "

That was Mother's Sixth Lie.

 

After graduated from Bachelor Degree, I then continued my study to

Master Degree. I took the degree, which was funded by a company

through a scholarship program, from a famous University in America.

I finally worked in the company. Within a quite high salary, I

intended to take my mother to enjoy her life in America. But my

lovely mother didn't want to bother her son, she said to me " I'm not

used to. "

That was Mother's Seventh Lie.

 

After entering her old age, mother got a flank cancer and had to be

hospitalized. I, who lived in miles away and across the ocean,

directly went home to visit my dearest mother. She lied down in

weakness on her bed after having an operation. Mother, who looked so

old, was staring at me in deep yearn. She tried to spread her smile

on her face; even it looked so stiff because of the disease she held

out. It was clear enough to see how the disease broke my mother's

body, thus she looked so weak and thin. I stared at my mother within

tears flowing on my face. My heart was hurt, so hurt, seeing my

mother on that condition. But mother, with her strength, said " Don't

cry, my dear. I'm not in pain. "

That was Mother's Eight Lie.

 

After saying her eighth lie, my dearest mother closed her eyes

forever

 

 

ANGELS AROUND US IS M - O - T - H - E - R

 

 

M - O - T - H - E - R

" M " is for the million things she gave me,

" O " means only that she's growing old,

" T " is for the tears she shed to save me,

" H " is for her heart of purest gold;

" E " is for her eyes, with love-light shining,

" R " means right, and right she'll always be,

Put them all together, they spell

" MOTHER, "

A word that means the world to me

 

For those who are lucky to still be blessed with your Mom this is

beautiful. For those who aren't, this is even more beautiful.

 

 

 

WE LOVE YOU MOM

 

REGARDS

Gopi Krishna <gopi