Mothers' day...

Just read the article and I am really moved by what Thomas Friedman writes about his mom in NYTimes....

I don’t recall her ever uttering a word of cynicism. She was not naïve. She had taken her knocks. But every time life knocked her down, she got up, dusted herself off and kept on marching forward, motivated by the saying that pessimists are usually right, optimists are usually wrong, but most great changes were made by optimists.

I do not believe in these special days like mothers day, fathers day, valentines day and the like. (Well I prefer holidays though ;-). But know what, I did call my mom yesterday - just like any other day. In fact, I called her twice (the second call was to ask what to do with the left over sugar syrup after cooking gulab jamuns ;-). In fact I didn't even know yesterday was mothers' day. I wonder if she knew it as well. Hmm... should I call her up and say "He he he mom... you know what belated happy mothers day and ya I love you :D" I am sure she is gonna say 'Podi naaye phona vayiii!' duh!

I was a jerk when it comes to my relationship with my mom (may be I was that dad's girl)! I never managed to win her love as dramatically as my sister did. The cry baby nitpicking teenager I was, I promptly complained to her she doesn't love me at all... She had one sentence to answer for all my loooooong sessions of cribs. That was 'You will not understand it today, the day will come when you will!'

Ever since I was away from home, I missed her. Ever since I had a home for myself, in the past 3 months, not a day passed by without silently acknowledging what she had done for me all life. I think she must be smiling secretly in Thanjavur knowing that I am realizing it all everyday! May be she even knows what are the further lessons that await.

I wonder if there are ways to give back to parents... How much ever we account for, these remain irrepayable debts... One generation can at the max loan to the next, may be...

God bless moms!

~*~ Bharsss