Tribute to Mother

My mother, when she was barely 62 years of age, fell sick and was visited by her brother and her nephew as they both were doctors. After a while, she declared her wish, not to hospitalise her, if her health deteriorates. Just a few minutes after she uttered these words, she suffered a massive heart attack and collapsed. At the same time a lady from neighbour came to enquire about some medicine from her. However upon observing the situation left without uttering a word.

We all brothers and sisters are now quite old with all of us having crossed 75 years of age. Despite our advanced age, we all are enjoying good health, maintaining healthy life and energy and managing our routine without having any major medication. For all these benefits our sincere thanks go to our mother as she has bestowed upon us a legacy of good health. That is the most valuable gift in our life which we cannot forget. Not only us, but the knowledge she had shared is benefitting all our relatives and near and dear ones.

My mother was not educated, barely studied up to fourth grade in vernacular school. She got married at a very young age and spent most of her life raising her children, all of us.

She was famous among friends and relatives for her simplicity, innocence and helping nature. She did not know variety of cuisine but whatever she cooked was very delicious and the entire family enjoyed it.

Those days there were no TV or cell phone and in our house we did not have facility of radio or cell phone. But because of her advanced thinking and innovative nature to progress she learnt Ayurvedic medicine and Naturopathy just by reading newspapers and she made thorough use of a knowledge by making and distributing medicine.