Unseen Heroes

My trip with 4 elderly ladies including my mom wasn’t exciting at all. The moment each one got inside the car, they began to narrate what all they had been doing since they woke up. Getting up with a back pain, head ache while making tea, dishes they had made (name and recipe included), dusting rooms etc etc. They love their husbands like crazy. Every 1 hour they talk about their partner and kids of course. I plugged in my ear phones to distract myself from household chores. Unfortunately I couldn’t. Maybe they have a point. They have been doing so much work at home plus their works outside, much more than a house maid’s work. Okay wait, I made a mistake. Even house maids are women and they work at home and outside, no difference, mistake sorted. Now getting back to my thoughts, aren’t they really great? Even though I sit at home, watch TV with my legs on the couch and order for whatever I want, I admit that mothers work harder than anyone else. Those 4 women in the car were epic examples of mental and physical strength. Someone who struggled to bring back her son from alcohol addiction, another praying her heart out for their financial crisis, the other aunty who was proposed by the most distinguished person of town just because of her stern character and my mom whom everybody looks up to, who helped a lot of people survive in different arenas . If we open our eyes, we can see how women act strong in their small horizons. Not that I would do half of the work that mom does right now, (yes I am lazy) but I can appreciate in my own ways and I will do it, yeah it is not a big deal, still :P . The fun part is, one of them suggested a very bizarre idea. That is to send a memoranda to the Modi Government asking him to provide salary to all homemakers! It certainly is impossible but in one sense, that does make sense. They deserve more encouragement and appreciation I guess, for the life they have set apart for family. Hats off to all homemakers!!