Nearly 20 years ago, those were my early schooling days, I don't exactly remember whether my mom used to come to school to take me back home or I used to go by other means, but one incident which I could pull out from my memories is - “after coming back from school, I used to sit on the bed and mom used to ask me what all happened in the day while removing my shoes.. and I think I used to answer to all her questions happily.”
Few years later, I guess I was in my 3rd standard. That day I went to medical shop to buy a sachet of cough syrup. The cost of it was just 1.25 paisa. I also bought a chocolate and ate it quickly before going back home. After reaching my place, due to my innocence, I told “the cost written on the sachet was 1.25 paisa, but the shop owner took 1.75 paisa.” That statement made a huge impact on my life's next one hour. My father easily understood that I was telling a lie and asked me few questions which I didn't had answers to bluff. So he pulled out tape-recorder's wire and had given me a hard touch with it for telling a lie. I cried for long time, and then my mom took me into her hands, smiled and said “You should have kept quiet. What is the need to say when you have already eaten it??”
I was very innocent during my childhood days. But when I got aware of many things in school, I started bringing out my mom's innocence. I still remember, one day I asked her a question “Which is bigger? India or Andhra Pradesh?” and the reply was her innocent smile. When we are kids, we learn from our mom, but when we grow up we make fun of her innocence. And I'm sure, at that point of time, every mom feels happy as her kids are turning out to be smarter than her.
After my 5th standard, I always had a trouble with mathematics. I somehow used to manage in every exam. It was in my 8th standard, I had done with my half yearly maths exam and came back home with a disappointing look. My mom sensed it, and asked me “Didn't do well?” Before I could answer her, I started crying and told her “I will fail this time for sure.” She smiled and said “These are just half yearly exams. It is not a problem even though if you fail”. I got my energy back for science :P
Till my schooling, I was always a mom's pet. I used to share most of my life's happenings. But when I got exposed to outside world, I slowly changed my way. I have seen few ups and downs, but I used to share only the things which make her happy. She always knows me as a winner but she doesn't know me as a loser. Day by day, I had shown a change in myself, but she managed to show the same level of love irrespective of my change. I think this is where a mom's love differs from all other's love :)
Now, after joining TCS, I got used to work. I started eating less. And slowly I got used to hunger. She understood it, so everyday she stays awake till I reach home from office, and feeds me with her hand so that I will eat more. I seriously can't give the same love back to her, all I could do is make her happy. If making her happy can be defined as showing love, then I can hide many things to show my love. Thank you is a meaningless word if I had to use it for my mom :)
Respect women. Help Orphans. Happy mother's day to all mothers :)
