Dear Editor,
I do not have a mother, I lost her on May 5, 2010. She was 84.
I would like to wish all mothers out there a wonderful Mother’s Day and hope that you all enjoy more days in the years to come.
How many of us know the true value of a mother? Many of us see or feel her importance when she is gone and we voice regrets at not having done enough for her when she was alive.
I feel I did a lot for my mother and yet, now that she is no more, I want to still be able to do something for her. The reality of it all is that our mothers will depart this world some day and so there should be no regrets about her departure. The regrets we voice should be surrounding what we did for her, and how we treated her when she was alive.
Mothers give life. They nurture us throughout our years of helplessness and even beyond, and they never complain about the care they provide for us. Should there not be some reciprocity? Mothers do not (generally) ask for anything and if they do they do not ask for much. Let us not be like the man who was told by his doctor that he needs to eat one apple per day, so, because he is a monthly paid worker he bought 30 apples at the end of the month and sat down to eat them all in one day. Mother’s Day is just another day with a label attached. Every day should be Mother’s Day.
If you plan to buy mother a dozen roses on Mothers’ Day, pay the rose vendor and send one rose each month to the mother and I am betting the effect will be greater.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful mothers out there, and may God keep them healthy and happy!
Yours faithfully,
Charrandass Persaud
