"A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials, heavy and sudden,
fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine, desert us when troubles thicken around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts."
- Washington Irving
Mothers are synonymous with selfless love, generosity, kindness, wisdom and care. No matter how difficult times can get, they are the ones who hold our hands through the toughest of times. Through their silent ways, they comfort us and make us believe that difficult times do not last. We owe a lot to our mothers: our lives, understanding of the world, the first dose of education and much more. This week, we pay a tribute to all the mothers in the world.
Mother's Day was first celebrated in 1908 in the U.S., when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis in Grafton, West Virginia. She campaigned to set aside a day to honor mothers - 'the person who has done more for you than anyone in the world'. Anna's mother, Ann Jarvis, was a peace activist who had cared for wounded soldiers on both sides of the Civil War and formed Mother’s Day Work Clubs to address public health concerns. We will feature some of the best works on mothers in literature. Sit back, relax and enjoy.
