Mother’s Day Feature: The Meaning Of A Mom

By Namita Kandhola

A baby asked God, “They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?”

Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you.”

The child further inquired, “But tell me, here in heaven I don’t have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy.”

God said, “Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you. And you will feel your angel’s love and be very happy.”

Again the child asked, “And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I don’t know the language?”

God said, “Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak.”

“And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?”

God said, “Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray.”

“Who will protect me?”

God said, “Your angel will defend you even if it means risking it’s life.”

“But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore.”

God said, “Your angel will always talk to you about Me and will teach you the way to come back to Me, even though I will always be next to you.”

At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voice from earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked, “God, if I am to leave now, please tell me my angel’s name.”

“You will simply call her, “Mom.”

: A mother is an angel sent from God

Our loving mom is an angel sent by God to take care of us. She has taken pain for nine months to bear us in her womb. She then nurtures us with her divine love and care. To every child, mother is the most beautiful creature of this universe. Mother means the world to her child. There is nothing greater than mother’s love.

“The future destiny of a child is the work of a mother”, said Napoleon. The future of a child begins in the home. When the mother begins to nurse her child in her arms and continue to mould and love him at the very young age. It is the mother’s responsibility of instilling the best values in her child’s mind and makes the child confident and a good human being.

There is nothing greater than mother’s love. At times, she maybe impatient and use harsh words but they are meant only to correct the child and not to hurt him. Mothers have loads of patience to deal with the child, his tantrums and to meet with his unending demands.

The role of a mother is quite a demanding one. Mothers can be homemakers and work outside and still can be great moms. The most important part of mothering is being there for your child.

What matters the most is the input and confidence they have in playing a role of a mother. She is the heart of the home. Her help in raising a child is invaluable. The work of a mother is hard. The day of a mother is usually not done until she goes to bed.

It is harder to be a parent today – especially a mother. The biggest challenge in raising child today is dealing with outside influences of society. Among the top concerns like drugs and alcohol, peer pressure, and the impact of television and other media, other challenges in raising a child includes teaching morals and values, maintaining discipline and dealing with the educational system. Through love and sincerity, a mother put the child on the right path.

Being a mother can be interpreted as one of thankless jobs in life. But luckily it is also a role of delayed gratification. A mother put all her time and energy into raising her child to be a perfect human being. Mothers receive a few more long-awaited thank you from their kids when they become parents and they start fine tuning their own parenting skills.

Most people share flowers for mother’s day but mothers deserve much more than that. Love your mom always and keep her smiling!

Namita Kandhola, mother to a 5 year old daughter, hold a master’s degree in psychology and writes parenting articles for The Tribune. She was first inspired by Mona Prehar, a former head at Euro Kids, Jalandhar and now an educationist, who was instrumental in bringing her and her daughter closer to each other. Contact her at namitakandhola@yahoo.com