Sunday 1 May 2016

A lady who inspires me to be self-motivated!


There is someone in everyone's life whom you cannot forget for some reason- good, bad or ugly! Someone who helped u grow, someone who inspires you or someone whom you hate the most! I do have a list of people whom I can fit into these categories. But there is one lady whom I can never forget nor do I wish to forget in life is my own Atha. When I say Atha, - wait she is neither my aunt or any relative.This is one lady who has seen only failures in life. When life fails her every time right from birth till now, she stood against it and has fought really hard. No education, no parents to support, no siblings to take care and no life partner to lean on, she has stood all alone and braved the odds. As a kid, she walked into our family, and now its been 5 decades she is with us. She has been part of our 5 generations, taking care of us each time and every time.
 A working mom's kid will always long for her presence at home, my atha ensured that we(me and my brother) never did ! 5 minutes late, she would walk all alone in search of us! No matter what time we leave home, 5 in the morning or 5 in the evening, she made sure that we are fully fed and carried something to eat, just in case we are hungry later! Fall sick, no doctor nor medicine could soothe you as much as when you are with her! Her hands have a magic- she touches, and you feel fresh! Not one or two days, she fasts for years together(Not taking Non-veg) just to see us settled. Anything that we wish for, a call away- Atha pray for us, and she does that all the time! Wait- is she demigod?- no negatives? She is just like you and I, she has her own flaws- gets angry easily, fights for petty things, loves food and the list is long :) But her affection towards us surpasses her flaws! Whenever I feel down and am in need of some pep talk- the first call would definitely be to my Atha- her words are so inspiring every time. She is the one who made me believe in myself- whenever I see failures in life, my atha always stood beside me, her words inspire me to face the challenges head-on.I am truly amazed at how someone with so much failures in life, can be a source of inspiration to someone else! It's her love , that does the magic! Truly blessed to have her in our lives! 

3 comments:

  1. Great Deepu.Very touching and very truly said.Though I have some trivial issues with her cannot forget the fact that she was definitely more than a mother to you two and a great source of comfort and strength to Pushpa in times of need.That's why I have always been telling u both to take good care of her till end.ur words and narration did move me considerably. Great. God bless you.

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    1. Thanks acha :) and as I always say chant "om" ;)

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    2. Very true words a person's sincerity and sacrifice is acknowledged only by few I am proud that my children always have this quality and she truly deserves appreciation and honour 😊

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