Thursday, June 7, 2012

Mother, what can I give you? What can I do for you?


Mother, what can I give you? What can I do for you?

After having reached at the peak of his career a man felt an 

urge to repay back to his mother for all that she had done for 

him. 

So he asked her, “Mother, what can I give you? What can I do 



for you? I 


sincerely want to repay you for all the sacrifices you have 

made for me  and for all the love you have showered 

upon me.” 


Mother looked surprised and said, “Why do you think about it. 

It was my  duty so I did it, you don’t have to repay me. Even if 

you want to, there  is no way a man can ever repay his

 mother.” 


Despite her continuous refusal to ask for anything, he 

continued to  Persist. To put an end to the discussion, 
she said, “All right. If you  must, then tonight you sleep on 

my bed, with me, just as you used to when you were a baby.” He said, “That’s a strange thing to ask for, but if it pleases you, I will.” 

As soon as he fell asleep, the mother got up and brought a bucket of  water.
She poured a mug full of water on his side. Feeling disturbed by the wetness under him, in his sleep he moved away to the other side of the bed. As he settled down, his mother poured another mug of water on the other side. In his slumber he tried to find space towards the foot post of the bed. Sometime later he woke up feeling that this part of the bed too was damp. 


He got up and saw his mother, with the mug in her hand. He asked  angrily, “What are you doing mother? Why don’t you let me sleep? How do you expect me to sleep on a wet bed?” 

Mother said, “I slept with you, when you wetted the bed in the night. I  changed your nappy (diaper made of cotton cloth) and moved you to the dry part of the bed, while I slept on the wet side. 

You wanted to repay me. Can you sleep here even for one night with me on a damp bed?  If you can, I’ll take it that you have repaid me.” 

Dear children, How true it is that of all the debts in the world, the one  that can never be repaid is the one you owe to your mother.  You can never repay the love, care and time your mother gave to bring you up. You are a part of her flesh and blood; don’t forget this, because she never ever forgets it. 


I know you are missing your mother at this very moment….
Regards

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