Thank Her That You're Breathing!

Hi, y'all.  Just wanted to re-post a story I read from the Susan B. Anthony List.

"As Mother’s Day approaches, I am reminded of a beautiful story I once heard. While serving the poor in Calcutta, Mother Teresa once found a young boy on the streets and brought him back to Shishu Bhavan—one of the homes she established for impoverished and disabled children. There, the boy was given food and clean clothes—but he ran away! The next day, again the boy was brought back to Shishu Bhavan, and again he ran away. Three times, the boy ran away, until on the third day, one of the Sisters followed him.

“Why do you keep running away from home?” the Sister asked when she caught up to him. The boy pointed to a tree, under which a woman was standing, cooking a simple meal of food she had found in the garbage. “But this is home,” he said, “This is where my mother is.”

Every time I hear that story I am struck by the pure, simple meaning of those words. “But this is home. This is where my mother is.” Our mothers are our first home. A mother’s love for her child is so powerful—I really do believe it can accomplish miracles. Despite all poverty, loves conquers all."

If you are reading this, the woman who is your biological mother did at least one thing right - she gave birth to you.  Thank her for it if you can!  And of course let's all thank the mothers, biological or not, who have raised us, fed us, clothed us, loved us and given us a chance at life.

As I write, I am aware that some of you never had a mother, and some had one that was a terrible influence in your life.  Maybe this can be a time to strengthen your resolve that you will be a different kind of mother to your children, or that you will raise your daughters to be different kinds of mothers to theirs.  It is never too late to bring goodness into the world.  Though circumstances and people may seek to change us for evil, let's seek always to change them for good.

Thank you, Mom, for choosing to bring me into the world, and for loving me through it all!