The Journey of a Mother, Part I

The young mother set her feet on the path of life. "Is this the long way?" she asked, and the guide said, "Yes, and the way is hard, and you will be old before you reach the end of it, but the end will be better than the beginning." But the young mother was happy and she would not believe anything could be better than these years. So she played with her children, she fed them and bathed them and taught them how to tie their shoes and ride a bike and reminded them to feed the dog, do their homework and brush their teeth. The sun shone on them and the young mother cried, "nothing will ever be lovelier than this."Then the nights came and the storms, and the path was sometimes dark and the children shook with fear and cold, and the mother drew them close. She covered them with her arms and the children said,"Mother, we are not afraid, for you are near, and no harm can come." And the morning came and there was a hill ahead, and the children climbed and grew weary, and the mother was weary, but at all times she said to the children, "a Little patience and we are there". So the children climbed, and as they climbed they learned to weather the storms, and with this, she gave them strength to face the world... to be continued.