Experience teaches the Essence of Life…

Here is a conversation I have framed between a mother and her child and this is particularly directed to those parents who care for their infant children excessively…

When it started raining outside dear mother, you said, “Don’t go out dear, if you get drenched in the rain, you will catch cold”. I followed your words mother, but I never knew how the touch of a cool rain droplet felt like…

When the southern breeze blew through the window dear mother, you said, “Close the window panes dear, dust will settle on your throat and cough will bother you”. I followed your words mother, but I never knew how it felt when the moisture in the wind caresses the cheeks…

On the first day of my summer vacation dear mother, you said, “Stay indoors dear, the hot sun rays will burn your skin”. I followed your words mother, but I never knew how the warmth of a sun ray feels like…

When I was about to lay hands on the novel beside my pillow dear mother, you said, “Sleep dear, if you go on reading till late night, your eyes will strain and your sight gets shorter”. I followed your words mother, but I never experienced the thrill in finishing an interesting novel within a short period…

As long as I was in your lap, it was like heaven my dear mother but as I grew up, one fine day, you stopped suddenly and told me to go ahead and face the outside World on my own. But mother; the path in front is full of storms, full of heat, full of heavy wind and full of stresses and strains.

The child starts questioning now:

You never allowed me to know the rain mother, now how do you think I can face storms?”

You never allowed me to know the warmth of a sun ray mother, now how do you think I can face the heat?

You never allowed me to know the touch of gentle breeze mother, now how do you think I can face the heavy wind?

You never allowed me to strain my eyes for a few minutes mother, now how do you think I can face the bigger stresses and strains of life?

The mother gets tears, hugs her child, plants a kiss on the forehead and says, “Yes dear, I should have given you one chance to know the minimum basic realities of life which would have given you confidence to boldly face the World today…