Once my mother asked me, “Which is the most imp part of our body?”
‘Ears’, I replied forthwith ‘as they let us hear so many sounds and songs and many more things’.
My mother smiled and said
“No my dear, you are wrong. Don’t forget that there are many deaf people in this world. Think a little deeper sweetie”.
I kept thinking, as my thirst for knowledge had not slaked.
The next time she asked me, I replied
‘Eyes, as without them we could see nothing and life would be impossible’.
My mother again smiled and said
‘No my dear, you are wrong again. There are many people in this world who are blind but are still alive, but you are getting smarter’.
Every time she would ask me the same question and on my replying, she would say
“No my dear, you’re wrong. But you’re getting smarter”
Last year my cousin sister died. Everyone was crying, including my father. Then my mother came to me and said
“Now have you understood which is the most imp part of our body?”.
I looked at her with shocked eyes, mouth agape.
That which for me was just a mere game between me & my mother was actually something imp & serious.
My face spoke for itself & my mother went on
“It’s our shoulder”.
‘Is it because it holds our head?’ I queried.
My mother tearfully said
‘No, because it lends itself to others when they are in pain, so that they can cry on it’.
Then and there I understood, what is most imp Is not selfish but Is sympathetic.
Therefore, ladies & gentlemen, keep your shoulders ready. You never know who might need it when.
Good luck!
Last edited: 29-Aug-07 01:50 AM