MA!!!

“Gowtham leave your book and come for lunch now!!!!”

“Amma!!! Tomorrow is my Exam. Don’t you know???”

“Finish eating and then continue.”

“Only if you knew what ENGINEERING is!!!!”

“I know what your HUNGER is.”

This statement set me aback and I was reminded of a Food for thought given by Mrs. Louisa Pereira, my English teacher in Navy Children School Goa… 5 years later  I attempt to recollect… It went something like This…

When you were one year old, she fed you and bathed you

You thanked her by crying all night long.

When you were two years old, she taught you to walk

You thanked her by running away when she called.

When you were three years old, she made all meals with love

You thanked her by tossing the plate on the floor

When you were five years old, she walked you to the school

You thanked her by screaming... “I’M NOT GOING”

When you were ten years old, she drove you all day,

From soccer to swimming pool, one party to another

You thanked her by jumping out of the car and never looking back.

When you were twelve years old, she warned you not to watch certain T.V. shows.

You thanked her by waiting until she left the house.

When you were fourteen, she paid for a month away at summer camp,

You thanked her by forgetting to write to her.

When you were sixteen, she came home from work looking to talk to you,

You thanked her by having your room locked.

When you were eighteen, she cried at your high school graduation,

You thanked her by staying out partying until dawn.

When you were twenty, she paid for your college tuition,

Drove you to the campus, carried your bags.

You thanked her by saying good-bye outside the dorm

So you wouldn’t be embarrassed in front of your friends.

When you were twenty two, she suggested certain careers for your future,

You thanked her by saying, “I don’t want to be like you”.

When you were twenty five, she helped you to pay for your wedding,

And she cried and told you how she loved you,

You thanked her by moving halfway across the country.

When you were at thirty, she called with some advice on the Baby,

You thanked her by telling her,” Things are different now”.

When you were forty, she called to remind you of Dad’s birthday,

You thanked her by saying, “I’m busy right now”.

When you were fifty, she fell ill and needed you to take care of her,

You thanked her by reading about the burden parents become to their children.

And then, one day, she quietly died. 

And everything you never did came crashing down like thunder on YOUR HEART.

If she’s still around, never forget to love her more than ever.

And if she’s not, remember her unconditional love and pass it on.

                “Sorry Ma.. I was so stupid…”

                “It’s fine. Hope you liked your fav spicy Rajma. Go study well.”

I had tears drop on my Thermodynamics book... Has Engineering made me so emotionless??? 

Mama’s boy
Gowtham 


P.S.: ADVANCE MOTHER'S DAY WISHES TO ALL LOVING MOTHERS!!! :)