A woman in an Era

The Woman in an era

It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the woman who is actually in the era, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds, who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst knows the eternal glory awaits.

She made a very loving home for all. No fight between siblings could end without hugs and kisses, although hugs never needed a reason in her house. Singing and dancing were encouraged, except at the dinner table. The love for her family and her faith in God somehow gave her the strength not only to go on but to love life without bitterness and in-still in all of us gratitude for every day we have together. I know it may sound greedy to want more days with a woman, who lived long, but the fact that my mother was 52 does not diminish, it only magnifies, the enormity of the room whose door has now quietly shut.  Today, as we remember heroes of our time, I could not think of a better hero than my mom. Ackerweld said; There is need of a sound body, and even more of a sound mind. But above mind and above body stands character - the sum of those qualities which we mean when we speak of a man's force and courage, of his good faith and sense of honour. My mum instinct the best character in us and that what makes our live so beautiful in this era.

The world’s battlefields have been in the heart chiefly; more heroism has been displayed in the household and the closet than on the most memorable battlefields in history. My mum is the hero of our era. As I remember you today, I say a big thank you for your moral and character in-still in me. You live on in our heart MAMI.