Monday, March 17, 2014

"Mommy" as a word

Is there anyone who does not have a mother ? i think NO. But who is your mother ? Not everyone knows whom. Was she the one who deliver you ? Is she the person who raise you ? is she the person who finance all your needs? is she who is praying for you from distance ? for me all the questions above have 2 poles answers definitely, the dichotomous. Mother had you, but do not pay for your life. Mom raised you , but not breastfed you. Mom saw and prayed for you from a far, but not able to touch you . Lucky people will have all the options, was born, raised, trained, financed, supported and prayed for an all-out, by a mother who was willing to sacrifice everything for their children's happiness .

Mother as a biological mother is who gave birth to a child through a pregnancy regardless of her or other's ova instead . A process of pregnancy is something that is amazing for some women, but the burden for some others. Quite often we see the complaints and impatience of women to quickly terminate the pregnancy. Not all biological mother had a chance to raise their children, she may pass away, the child may be adopted by someone else, the child may be unwelcome to the left side of the road, or maybe she is always with her ​​child but not "raise" hers in the sense that it really is. Instinctively, she will be a very full of love person. Form of love is manifested in many ways. Attention, sacrifice and pray may be some of many manifestations. Laughter and tears decorate the life of a mother, of course .

So what makes a mother murder a child? Ms.Dedeh case in Indonesia that does not regret her actions after killing her 2.5 years old daughter made ​​me wonder " then where is her common sense?" .. Anger, frustration and economics burden became the reasons beneath. Vigilant, even the pull factors above are capable to negate the "pure love of a mother" in a matter of seconds , which is shrouded in anger and mental instability . Not all mothers are perfect .

Who is the mother of "motherless children? Not all people clearly admitted that she was a mother to those kind of children, because her maternal instinct deserves to everyone without exception. How many millions of children are motherless at the orphanage house. Are you familiar with a name Dorce Gamalama ? She's a mother of motherless children. Adopting 3 children from childhood , a transgender ( male into female ) became mother and father of 3 children. Here we can see, the status of biological sex is not a problem for humans to become a mother. Moreover, she was more than an ordinary mother to have thousands of children in his orphanage. A quote : "A mother is one to whom you hurry when you are troubled", seem so true for most people. Mom was the one that you went to, when you 've got a problem. A mother provide her arms and shoulders to hold you.

Mother also became a word which has meaning as a "leader", whether she is a soft-hearted woman with tough attitude or hard-hearted woman with gentle attitude. A country led by a woman will be a little different from  led by a man. "Motherly leader" will shed tears when she explains about her country. Mother here will see "the kids"  read : the people) with her big heart and the hope for change. Given the pros and cons about Risma leadership (Mayor of Surabaya), i personally saw her as a truely mother, of prostitutes who want to repent but had no other choice, of teenagers who tortured cadres by some groups of sex workers, of the children of a broken home. She is just an ordinary human being, but she is maximizing the "ordinary" in her profession bears the "mother" of this noble .

Is there a father became a mother or a mother become a father? certainly YES. But both are not much different. Because it is something that is paired, then it would not be fair just to glorify the Mother term and exclude the meaning of a Father. Because a mother never glorify herself , other people glorify her .

Robbighfir lii li wa waalidayya warhamhumaa kamaa robbayaanii shoghiiroo

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