Origin
Sanskrit word matri, used
to be mōdor in Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch moeder and
German Mutter, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin mater and Greek
mētēr.
Mother is probably the only word which has similar phonetics
/ spelling in different languages and has not changed over thousands of years
of cultural / language evolution. And so is the role of mother. When God wanted
to give his powers to his most beautiful creating human being, he chose a woman
and gave her powers to 'create' like God aka, give birth to another human
being. Such is the power of motherhood.
We celebrate mother's day to acknowledge the power bestowed
upon her across the world. The dates might vary, but the emotion and the
intentions remain the same. We celebrate it by visiting our mother, giving
gifts, praying for their good health and doing something special for them
including cooking. I am a terrible cook myself, so not a good example, but my
son is a good cook and I can tell you his mum is so happy and proud when he
cooks for her on mother's day. Try cooking for your mother on mother's day and
make her feel proud.
So do something special and different for your mother this
mother's day.
1.
Pick up the phone and call her and say
thank you
2.
Take her out for a long drive
3.
Book a date with her on that roof top
restaurant
6.
Cook her food or buy her favourite food
7.
Think of one thing you always wanted to
do and couldn't, do it this mother's day
Enjoy your mother's day and in the words of Washington Irwin:
A mother is the
truest friend we have, when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when
adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in
our sunshine, desert us when troubles thicken around us, still will she cling
to us, and endeavour by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds
of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.
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