Thank you mom, for everything !

It was my mother's birthday yesterday. What I mean is that if she had been alive, it would have been her birthday. I don’t recall wishing her much when she was alive (my only excuse was that i was a self absorbed kid when she passed away), but I never missed her birthdays since she passed away. I guess we only realize the importance of a person when that person leaves us.

Mothers are precious and we all love them, but at times we take their presence, their commitment, their affection and their kindness for granted. Most of the time, we feel that a mother would always stand like pillar of strength no matter what she is up against. We tell them about our problems, frustrations and miseries without thinking even for a single minute that they might be facing problems of their own.

It's been 12 long years since my mother passed away, but I still miss her. I miss her when I come home, I missed her when I wanted to choose a college major and did not know anyone else who knew me as well as she did and who could have guided me, I missed her when I had a fight with one of my teachers and wanted unconditional understanding only a mother is capable of. I missed her the day I passed out of university and wanted to share the joy with someone who would be just as ecstatic with my achievement as I was. I missed her the day I got my first pay check and I miss her every time I want to share my joys and frustrations with her, but she is no more.

I miss her smile, her compassion and her understanding. I am lucky that I had some time with her but I regret that I had always taken her for granted. I thought Ammi would always be around. I never realized the value of such a precious relationship. I regret that I had the opportunity but never really thanked her.

Thank you Ammi for your empathy and compassion, for your guidance, for the values that you instilled in me, for your absolute and unreserved love and for being there when I needed you most. Thank you for enriching my life.
Thank you mom, for everything.