"For worker, working means to take rest, but for lazy people, taking rest is also a type of working"
Pukhrambam Linthoingambi Devi *
Moirangthem (O) Apabi Devi
History is the witness, that wealth and woman are the point sources for all crises occurred in the world. But woman are taking the key role in making a perfect student, a peace family and society.
Moirangthem (O) Apabi Devi was brought up by her step mother as her own mother passed away early. After marriage she dreamt for a happy life with her husband. But during the establishment of 'Loktak Project' their whole 'Paddy Field' was covered while digging the canal and was left poor. A poor family, you know well, quarrels often, have no peace and are not respected by the society. The husband did not agree to work lower job as he was scared of slackening his dignity. She did not even enjoy two dresses as she has to bring up her four children.
She had a deep trust that "Even if they have only one single meal in a day, their life was the happiest life as they do not borrow anything from others".
Unfortunately, her husband broke her back bond in a quarrel, but still lifted the baskets, which was heavier than her own weight for gelling the heat and cold of seasons, avoided her children to starve. She is sleeping bending.
She consumed vegetables from Bishnupur Bazaar in the early morning, and sold it in the Ningthoukhong Bazaar the whole day and again in the Lamlong Bazaar at night. She could not be able to pay attention in the study of her children in trying to feed six members.
She had never attended school but is educated, had hope even though she was poor and brave and clever instead of being small and weak. Exchanging tuition fees with vegetables she sent her youngest son for tuition and tried to complete her children's demands by searing five coins per day.
Now, her youngest son Dr. Moirangthem Jiban Singh requested her from Bangalore to stop selling vegetables and takes rest as all of her children are grown up and deposited the required amount for her in the bank. She agreed to stop selling the vegetable but did not agreed to take rest. She started selling other materials saying, "it is kind of rest" and did not touched the amount which her son had sent.
Whatever comes out from the lips of this mother is taken and respected by each and everyone. Everybody is living in harmony taking her advice.
"We should never neglect our parents of being poor and should not blame them of our unsuccessful. We should be very thankful to them of being bear as and should work hard ourselves for our fate".
I am paying my homage to all the mothers in world who are struggling day and night for their children.
Mama amana kanagisu mateng loudana machasingbu kamdouna mee oihallakkhibage amasung afaba maheiroi, santi leiba samaj ama sembada mama oibisinggi thoudang karino haibado article asina khajiktang oirabasu puthoknaba hotnajabani.
* Pukhrambam Linthoingambi Devi is a regular contributor to e-pao.net
The writer is a Media and language specialist at Textual Analytics Solution Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore and can be contacted at lplinthoidevi637(at)gmail(dot)com
This article was posted on June 29, 2012
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