The first and the basic lessons that Mama taught me were compassion and tolerance Every time I saw her helping neighbors in grief, comforting a friend grieving for a loved one, and most importantly, positively giving attention to each resident on our street. She also said that compassion was not sympathy but was over and above it as it involved action.
Perhaps it was when she cooked an additional portion so that a struggling family had one more hot meal on the table, or when she listened to a friend who needed someone to lean on, Mama taught us every day that we are not alone: We are all one, and LOVE is the one thing that unites us.
This emotion, in any of its forms, could have originated from Mama in a most peculiar fashion.
Her love, however, was different and she never ceased to keep on loving, adoring me: love is a commitment. From her, I got to understand the feeling of being loved without any form of demands being placed on her as well as the art of forgiving with no probably expecting to be forgiven in return and the importance of being appreciative of every single thing.
She always demonstrated much love for my father, my siblings, and I through the various things that she did. She explained to me that love is the cornerstone of the good life and despite the fact that the institution of marriage is worth the effort, it requires time, it requires tolerance and it requires effort.
Mama took one lesson to teach me was how to be fearless This is something she demonstrated in the storyline. She endured her challenges with a heart that is very resilient and has no traces of fear despite of being in the eye of the storm.
I did learn how to be fearless which more or less means that one may feel scared but does not allow his or her fears to hold him or her back from pursuing something he or she loves this was in line with the saying that goes if you want the not to let the fear overcome you then you should do things even when scared.
These past adversities, which she faced with determination encouraged me to believe that if any opportunity was afforded in my path, it was a warm invitation to grow, anyway, I should not back out of pursuing my dreams because of an opponent.
Thank you for showing compassion, love, and non-fear looks like in any sphere of life, and Mama is the best example for everyone to emulate.
She has also informed me that many things are learnt not only in the books but in the realms of people’s hearts in which the loves us most. In fact, Mama remains and has been will always be the best teacher I ever had.