Ma, Umi, Ma Ma, Mata Ji, are all names we use to address our Mother; whether we have a mother, or are a Mother to your own children, we all know the feelings associated with the Motherly role.
In our Punjabi Culture, we have many songs sung about Mother, and a lot of our feelings well up inside when we hear these songs, because we know that they are true. Legendary Kuldip Manak Ji touches the strings of our soul when he sings, Maa Hundi Ae Maa....
One of the lines of Manak Ji's song touch me when he says, Worshiping your Mother, is like Worshiping God. It shows how much respect our Mothers deserve, and how much we should devote ourselves to them. Keeping note that the 'Mother' follows the attributes of a 'Mother'.
Our mothers have done so much for us;
- they unconditionally love us
- they take food out of our mouths to feed us
- they discipline us
- they caress us
- their inner being is connected to us, and feel for all that we feel
- And all at the same time they have to think for the greater good, and make balance with life
I personally don't think we can ever repay them back, but respect them is what we can do. Respect your Mother to the utmost respect you would give someone. Treat her in such a way that she showers her blessings on you, and as Manak Ji says, Raab dee Pooja (worship her like God).
In the Punjabi Culture, sometimes certain individuals lose sight of the respect deserved by our Mothers, and have smothered themselves with greed, ego, and love of money. I came across this song by Bai Amarjit called Ma, and quite frankly I got very sad, as it shows that after a father dies, everything changes in the household and the two oldest sons are influenced, and thus divide all the property. And only the youngest son is given his 'Mother' as his share of the property.
Mother is not an item that can be divided, it is not a commodity to barter, and its value cannot be assessed. It disturbs me that, this is actually the scenario in some cases, and the Mother who cherished her children when they were young, is now being shown the door by the same children in her time of need.
Money comes and goes, the items that you fight over will wither away as well, but the disrespect you showed your mother will NEVER be erased, and will forever be engrained in her being, that her own child had treated her this way. You would never treat a dog like that, why your Mother?
No matter what happens we owe it to our Mothers to show them respect.
This should be our Vow as Children.
With respect all obstacles can be won.
Show your Mother that you love her. In a busy life we forget the smallest gestures that might mean the whole world to them. So pick up the phone, and tell your Mother that you love her, thank her for bringing you into this world, and loving and caring for you when you were small. She works so hard for us, and that only day you might thank her is her birthday or Mother's Day.
NO.
Everyday, every second, you should thank her, as without her love you would not know how to love.
As Manak Ji says,
"I pray to God that no child's Mother dies"
For the children who do not have a Mother, and their Mother died when they were young.... I hope you found someone who would love you unconditionally and make you feel how a Mother loves her children, and in turn teach you how to love yours.
Punjabi Transliteration:
Maa hundi ae maa O duniya waleyo.
Maa ae thandDi chhaN O duniya waleyo.
Maa bina na koyee laad ladaundaa.
Ronda ronda chupp karaundaa.
oley waikh ke chhaN O duniya waleyo.
Maa hundi ae maa O duniya waleyo.
bachiaN da dukh maa na sehndi,
gilli thahN te aap hae paeNdi,
Paundi sukki thahN O duniya waleyo.
Maa hundi ae maa O duniya waleyo.
Maa binah jagg ghupp hanera,
Sunna disda chaar chauferaa.
Koyee na faDda bahN O duniya waleyo.
Maa hundi ye maa O duniya waleyo.
Maa dee pooja rabb dee poojaa .
maa tahN rabb da naN hae doojaa.
Rabba dev karrey arjoyee .
Bachian dee maa marrey na koyee.
Sirr tohn uthdi chhaN O duniya waleyo.
maa hundi ae maa O duniya waleyo.
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