Reveries & Wonders

Essence of a Mother

At the icy cold night of October thirty one, a mother told her daughter to never go out of their house especially in the middle of the night but the child seemed so naughty and did not abide what the mother's stated. The child had been captured by the Witch of the night who lurks in the dark. The mother chased the captivator as fast as she could to bring back her child. Hence, a cactus blocked her way. It demanded to be embraced by the mother in order to continue chasing her child. The mother did not hesitated to hugged the cactus even though its spikes were already piercing her skin. After embracing the cactus, it disappeared into thin air and the mother saw again the witch of the night who had her child. Even if her surroundings is pitch-black,the mother pursue them again ignoring how dark it was but before she could reached them, a pond appeared ahead and asked for her eyes in exchange for letting her pass to get her child. The mother removed her eyes into its sockets using her own shaky hands and let them shrank to the bottom of the pond. The mother already lost her sight. The pond disappeared like a bubble and a ground is revealed underneath it. The mother tripped and stumbled but she never gave up. All she ever wanted was to get her child back: to keep the child safe and sound. Finally, she reached the witch of the night's lair and there she can hear her child's groans because of pain and anxiety. She ran towards the sound and spread her arms out to hugged her child. She heaved a sigh as a sign of relief when she felt her child's little arms responsing into hers. From behind, the witch of night appeared and made a bargain. The witch stated that she wanted the mother's soul traded for the liberty of the child.

The mother agreed without second thought and kissed her child's forehead. The mother embraced her child and bid goodbye. A tear dropped by the mother's left eye socket while her body was dissolving into thin air. She smiled and muttered "I love you my child." before fading away.

The mother endured the pain given by the spikes of the cactus. The mother lost her eyes. The mother lost her soul but she did it for her child. She sacrificed herself just to keep her child safe. She gave it all, even if her life is on the line because she's a mother. She's a mother who thinks first of her child's sake before hers. She's a mother who loves her child until her last breath.

So, children nowadays should understand how hard it was to a mother when their child is in danger because they didn't obeyed her. The mother will blame herself over and over again because of her recklessness for not keeping her child safe and sound.

A role of a mother is a very difficult task. And children should always remember that without their mother's effort to carry them on her womb, they won't be alive and kicking. They won't be introduced to the world they live in right now. That's why, as long as she is there, learn to value and appreciate her until it's not too late.