“Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little
children.” William Makepeace Thackeray
I
was stunned when I first heard these words. Of all places, I didn’t expect to
hear a profound quote from a somewhat dark movie called “The Crow”. Mind you, I
fully expected to dislike this movie only to find remembering it all the time
because of how dear the statement is to me. It’s so true and so simply put!
My
dearest friend, Jenjen, portrays an ideal of motherhood. You can tell how much
she loves being a mother by all that she does and creates. This is true from
her home, to her children, her newly published book “Out of Status” and finally,
the tremendous work she’s been doing with our shared group at FALDEF. It takes
a mother to do all that AND to do it well. Mainly, her motherly love makes all
that seems impossible to be accomplished in one day, let alone in one hour,
with excellent results.
Certainly
there are many kinds of mothers. Some are warm, huggable, super smart, patient
and maternal in every possible way ( Jen). Then of course, there are those who
are the complete opposite of that. Each mother is as unique as a snowflake and a
thumbprint. Mother Nature, in all her great encompassing and mysterious wisdom,
allows all the different varieties of mothers to exist on this blue green
planet of ours. Although I am often tempted to wish all moms were like my friend,
I remind myself that, Mother Nature being the true manifestation of motherhood,
unconditionally loves and therefore every kind of mother exists alongside each
other. In the grand scheme of the Divine Plan the “not so great ones” are no
less important than the great ones. At the end of the day, my personal
preferences are myopic. I cannot comprehend how having all these types of
mothers fit perfectly & exquisitely in the human tapestry in order to
fulfill its collective spiritual journey.
Perhaps
it is a bit easier for me to feel this way because I have witnessed an
embodiment of this loving, silent wisdom for many years now. This unconditional
love is manifested in the form of my guru, Mata Amritanandamayi or Amma. She is
simply clothed. She travels around the world (in coach) to hold the millions of
people in Her arms. She speaks of every person as being Her children and, of
each of us as beings of Divine Consciousness. It has to be true. After all how
could She lick the leprosy off a leper for a period spanning six months, heal
him and not get leprosy Herself? How could She, though practically uneducated,
not glamorously looking have an organization that is able to donate $23M
dollars to the tsunami victims? How also could one such as Her diagnosed with
all kinds of diseases hug thousands of people for 10-12 hours back to back days
without stretching, resting, eating or going to the bathroom and look as
cheerful and refreshed as when She started? She has hugged the poorest of
Africa and India , the
celebrities of Hollywood
A
mother sees her child in its highest and best form. In this regard, we can all
choose to be mothers at anytime with anyone. After all what highest form could
there be than being seen and held by another who sees everyone as the
unlimited, blissful and eternal being that they truly are?
by resident writer, Marie Aunio
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