Hooray, it's Mother's day tomorrow! Oki dont give me that stare. I know that most of you would be perplexed by the title - either 'Mother's Day! or 'India' makes sense - Why has she used Mother's day in INDIA!? Yeah, I've used it cos it perplexes me. Why do we 'celebrate' - ok, if thats a huge word, why do we call up or text and wish our mothers or remind our cousins and friends and even our mom to wish their respective mothers or atleast buy premade cards and post it to them or hand-deliver it to them - Is it because the rest of the world's doing it or Is it because the NRI's (non-returning Indians) are too excited about it!?
I can most certainly guess what would be running through your minds now - Goshh...What a disgrace! Letting down the 'Indispensable Mother Sentiment' just like that cos she's (that's me) capable of spelling out a few words in English and make it sound authentic...You maybe rite about that too. But, I think that the thought isn't as cruel as you evaluate.
Guys, what I am trying to point out here is that we Indians do not require a particular day to applaud our mothers cos if you guys try and sit back and realise, its mother's day almost everyday for us. However trivial the issue might be, dont almost 90% of Indians ring up to your mothers to update them on your everyday happenings. Dont most of you call her every nite b'fore sleep to assure her that you've without fail consumed all 3 meals of the day or more. Dont many of you make sure you ease her mind on your blooming well-being. Doesn't she have it on her fingertips as to when you've had your promotion, your hike, that you've resigned, you are depressed and that you are in love.
Mothers of India are her children's first and foremost friend. Why alienate the love to just one day, which a population entirely of a different culture, that tends to be farther away from their own parents and siblings both mentally and physically, utilise to make sure that the bloodline still lives out there somewhere and are of good health.
India! We worship our mothers - our parents. We wake up everyday (be it in a different country or ours) in the same room as our better halves or roommates or colleagues with the first thought b'fore splashing water onto our faces as to when to make that 'GOOD MORNING MA!' call. That, we know, makes her day. Let us therefore strive to make those 10 or 15 minutes of everyday 'The Mother's Minutes' so that we just dont need to curtail the moments, the hugs, the kisses and the tears to just one particular day.
Do not be pissed off with me (specially my bro). Its just because I've got a new pen and just love or cant stop writing with it. Hoorah...Its Mother's Day tomorrow. Nothing wrong in making it extra special to her than everyday. Sure, go ahead and embarass her :)
