The hand that rocks and rules the world

Mothers have been an eternal part of any civilization. They are termed as the first teachers of any living soul on the planet since they start teaching their child in their womb. They can be different in their methods of care. But one thing no one can deny is that everybody lays down their defenses in front of a mother. 

The legendary saying that 'The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world' needs to be remembered today on this occasion of Mother's Day. To spend some time with their mothers, and make them feel special, this day is pretty useful. But there is no denying the fact that the mothers have sacrificed much of their lives for us. But in this Industrial World we have become too formal and mechanized to give such uniform treatment to every element in our lives. We are so busy in our own careers that we just ignore the very roots that nurtured us. Some people are just totally indifferent that their parents need a little attention. 

The world is in an elaborate drama where everybody is trying to be a grown up and act like one rather than being one; and they are pathetic at it. They are so busy playing 'House House' with each other that they don't realize that they are in the real world unless they have a child and they get a rude shock shaking them into reality. They start understanding the value of attention and start giving attention rather than getting attention. They start craving for attention that they used to get from their mothers all these time. And then comes the Mother's Day celebration. But why take such pains to understand that a mother is as much a part of your life as your job. 

These Mother's Day celebrations are a way to entice more consumption by product marketing firms and companies to make people spend more than their average. They are just special sales days for these companies and a chance to clear the old stock of warehouses. The people must realize that rather than spending a whole year barely communicating with your parents and coming back on such days, they should keep a constant touch with them. 

Such celebrations are good in spirit but they should be only used to celebrate the spirit of motherhood on a larger social platform; not for individual gratification. Because however big a tree grows, it cannot stand tall without its roots grounding it to the earth. It is time we water those roots with some love and compassion daily. A phone call a day, a text or a video call; some funny message, a Whatsapp forward, anything could make them feel that you are still with them. Because the biggest fear of any man is to be left alone.