Mother by any other name:

Technology has evolved. People have evolved. The world overall has evolved. Traditions have changed, relationships have changed and even mindsets have changed. Human evolution has not only been with respect to adaptability of the body but also a complete overhaul of the mind. However, the one thread that bound us thousands of years ago, still holds. The one word which most of us learn to utter when we first learn to speak….Ma.

The last century has been very instrumental. And not just for the famous wars and space travel but also for the changes brought about in our everyday life. Technology has become embedded in everyday life. Art has evolved from the cloth canvas to the digital one. And women have ventured out into every phase and walk of life. Some call it Liberation, some just emancipation. Women, competing with men and succeeding is not much of news anymore.

A mother is always special to a child. And not just because of the shared DNA and nutrition but also because of the care and nurturing. Motherhood is still the most special event in a woman’s life. Everything else has changed. Some for the better and some for the worse. Everything except being born and giving birth to. Everything except Mother.

I recently read an article about successful women who felt motherhood would take away their time with success. And I wondered how important success was to some people. The blessing of having the ability of generating life is like a curse to them. I am no one to judge of course. It is their life and every individual has a right to feel free and decide for themselves. But the changing face of motherhood is indeed shocking.

The other day I went to the mall and saw kids playing in a small enclosed area by the side as the parents enjoyed shopping. Is this what love for kids has come to? Having kids is more of a duty than anything else. The pleasure of splurging money on clothes and accessories takes precedence over the pleasure of playing with kids. And again, I wonder, is this what the world has come to?

I have always believed that everything else in this world can change, except for the bond shared by the mother and the children, but I guess I have always been wrong. There is a stronger bond. The bond between materialistic pleasures and the self.  So much so that we have forgotten the reality that we need nothing more than love to survive. The best of our dearest possessions never last over a lifetime. 

But love is something that only grows over the same period of time.

A mother by any other name would still be a mother. A mother who is not yet lost. A mother who still understands her base instincts of nurturing and caring. With the current road the world has taken, it only amazes me how the lure of short lived happiness is more important than something that lasts a lifetime. Mother. I miss you.