The young mother set her foot on the path of LIFE
IS this the WAY she asked ?
And the GUIDE said:
Yes the way is long and hard
and you will be old before you reach the END
But the END will be better than the BEGINNING
The young Mother was happy and she would not believe that anything could be better than those years
So she played with her children
gathered flowers for them along the way
bathed them in the clear streams
the Sun shone on them and the young Mother cried Nothing will ever be lovelier than this
Then the night came and the storm, and the path was dark
The children shook with fear and cold
The Mother drew them close and covered them with her Mantle
The children said we are no longer afraid for you are near and no harm can come
The morning came, there was a hill ahead and the children climbed and grew weary and the Mother was weary
But at all times the mother said
A little patience and we will be there
So the children climbed and at the top they said
Mother we could not have done this without you
And the Mother when she lay down at night looked up at the stars and said
This day is better than the last for my children have learned fortitude in the face of hardness
Yesterday I gave them courage
Today I gave them strength
The next day came strange clouds which darked the earth
Clouds of war and hate and evil
The children groped and stumbled
The Mother said Look up lift up your eyes to the light
and they looked and saw above the clouds an everlasting glory
and it guided them beyond the darkness
That night the Mother said this is the best day of all for I have shown my children GOD
The days went on and the weeks, months and years
The Mother grew old gray and bent
But her CHILDREN were tall and strong, and walked with COURAGE and GOD
When the way was rough they lifted her as a feather, and they came to a hill
Beyond they could see a shining road and Golden Gates, flung wide
Mother sais I have reached the END of my Journey and the END is BETTER than the BEGINNING
For my CHILDREN can walk alone and there CHILDREN after them
The CHILDREN said you will always walk with us, even when you have gone thru the GATES
Thet stood and watched as she went alone thru the GATES closed behind her
They said We cannot see her but she is still with us
A MOTHER LIKE OURS IS MORE THAN A MEMORY
SHE IS A LIVING PRESENCE
YOUR MOTHER IS:
ALWAYS WITH YOU
THE WHISPER OF THE LEAVES AS YOU WALK THE STREET
THE SMELL OF BLEACH IN YOUR FRESHLY LAUNDERED SOCKS
THE COOL HAND ON YOUR BROW WHEN YOU ARE NOT WELL
SHES LIVES INSIDE YOUR LAUGHTER
SHE IS CRYSTALLIZED IN EVERY TEAR DROP
SHE IS THE PLACE YOU CAME FROM
YOUR FIRST HOME
THE MAP YOU FOLLOW WITH EVERY STEP YOU TAKE
YOUR FIRST LOVE
YOUR FIRST HEARTBREAK
NOTHING ON EARTH CAN SEPARATE YOU
