Maa tujhe salaam!

Mother. A small word yet your entire world revolve around it. A powerful aura that surrounds your entire being till eternity. An entity that devoted all her life to be there for you and put you and your needs above everything. An individual who cries unbearably whilst you are in pain and smiles with pride in your happiness. That is the supremacy of a mother and no one in this whole wide world can replace her or take her place instead. She is your bearer and has taken immense pain to bring in you in this world and raise you against all the odds, thereafter. No amount of wealth would suffice to repay her deeds as a mother. Period.

They say God is everywhere. They are right. You see Him everywhere in the form of mother who is no less than a God to her child. A child looks upon his mother for every little thing and dotes on her like a devotee to God. Such is her magnificent persona which compels you to trust in her abilities like u believe in the power of a magician. She is indeed magical and can take away your pains and worries magically just with a warm embrace or a light pat in the head. Blessed are those who have that hand on their head coz there are thousands of children who are devoid of this simple yet most vital privilege you are meant to have.

For a mother, happiness means her children. She simply cannot enjoy even a single vacation without her children. If it means choosing between the two she would, without a doubt, choose her children and happily so. And this is just one example. There are many other instances like this where her kids take precedence over her enjoyment and bliss. And she bears it all without uttering a word and always with a smile on her face. There are so many facets of being a mother and she stands par excellence in each of them, without any qualms!

I’ve always written posts describing the journey of my motherhood, but this post is entirely dedicated to my mother and what she personifies as a mother to me! Every word written here holds true to her and comes straight from my heart. This was meant to be a mother’s day post dedicated to her but due to certain other commitments I wasn’t able to complete the post but as they say better late than never! So, Mom here’s wishing u a Happy Mother’s day (belated though) and in spite of our fights, constant bickering and you still thinking that I’m a child who needs constant advice and instructions from you (bahhh!), I am still blessed to have you as my mother and words are not enough to thank you for all that you have been doing and continue to do so for your children! Enough said.

And this post would be completely incomplete without describing the other mother figure in my life. When you have twice the love coming towards you not just from your mother but also from your mother-in-law you know that you are special.  It’s rare to come across a mother-in-law who is more like a mother to you in every possible way imaginable. And I’m proud to declare that I’ve been blessed and fortunate enough to find that rare gem! So here’s wishing that special lady, who is more like a second mother rather than a mother-in-law, a very happy mother’s day! Thank you for being a mother to me, being the backbone of our family and keeping it bonded like beads in a thread, you being the thread!