Three of the most beautiful and wisest parables about the mother

The importance of the mother in a person's life cannot be overestimated. The power of maternal feelings defies understanding and analysis. This is the only kind of absolute love in the world that appears just like that, has no end and limit, and requires nothing in return. Whatever the relationship with parents, any person remains a child, as long as he has someone to say this incredibly tender word: "mom." Think about this on the eve of Mother's Day, and don't forget to tell her how important she is to you. Before the holiday, we have selected for you three wise parables about mom and maternal love. It is impossible to read them without awe and admiration for the main woman in the world.

Parable of the Guardian Angel on Earth

Mom is an angel given to the baby at birth / istockphoto.com

A long-standing legend tells of how one of the babies was about to descend from heaven to Earth for the first time. Before this trip, the child was very worried about his future fate. An innocent soul asked God:

- You send me to Earth. But I'm so small and defenseless. How can I cope alone and live without your help so far away from you?

To this God answered him:

- There are many angels on Earth. I have chosen the very best of them, and I am sending you under his protection.

- But will I be happy there? - the baby continued to worry. - Here, next to you, all I do is laugh, sing and play. This makes up all my happiness. Perhaps there I will be sad all the time?

“Your angel will take care of making you happy,” God reassured him. - He will smile at his aunt every day, and his smile alone will be enough to make you want to sing and laugh as lightly as here.

“I don’t know the language of people,” the child continued to stubbornly. - I will never understand them, and I will never understand what they want from me.

- And your angel will help you in this, too. He will tell you the most gentle and kind words that are on Earth, and teach you to speak the human language, - God assured the baby.

- And if I miss you? How can I talk to you from there?

- Your angel will show you what to do: he will put your hands together and teach you the words that I will hear from anywhere on Earth.

“But I’m going to be sad, because I can’t be with you. You will be so far away from me! How and where can I see you if I really want to?

- The angel will definitely tell you about me and show you the places where you can come any time you want to find me on Earth.

- I know and saw from heaven that there are many bad people on Earth. I'm afraid to go down there! The angel does not have enough strength to protect me from all troubles and misfortunes! - the child did not cease to worry.

- Your angel will always be by your side, and will protect you from bad people and dangers even at the cost of his own life.

At this moment, the storks picked up the baby to lower him to the ground, and the baby hastily and uneasily exclaimed:

- Lord, how can I find this angel on Earth among thousands of people? Tell me at least his name! What is the name of my guardian angel?

And God answered with a smile:

“You don’t have to look. Your angel is looking forward to you. He'll have a pretty name, but that doesn't matter to you. You will call him "mom".

The parable of motherhood

Maternal feelings are strongest on earth / istockphoto.com

Somehow they argued among themselves human feelingstrying to find out who is stronger than them.

- I am the strongest of all! - declared Hatred. - I can easily force a person to commit any, even the most vile deeds. Thanks to me, Anger, Betrayal and Cruelty are born in the human heart.

- No, I'm stronger! - shouted Jealousy. - Because of me, people often lose their heads, they can go to any deception and crime, even to murder.

- Well, what are you talking about, - Loneliness remarked sarcastically. - Just think, murder! I can easily drive a person to suicide. It means that I am stronger than all of you.

- Stop saying such terrible things! - Kindness was indignant. - I can handle any of you, because I know how to give free of charge, share and create. I gave life to Compassion and Participation. Together we are stronger than Hatred and will defeat any Loneliness.

- Don't be ridiculous, Kindness! - Hate interrupted. - Who will need your Compassion if everyone around will hate each other? I can take over any heart!

- You're all wrong! I am much stronger than you! - exclaimed Love. - I can change people in a matter of days. I can turn a bad person into a good person, and turn the kindest into a cruel persecutor. I can lead a human soul with me, bring it to the sky, or bring it to complete despair.

- So how are you different from the rest? You are all the same, and there is not the strongest among you, - the Disappointment stretched out.

But then Wisdom entered the conversation and watched the dispute with a smile.

“Each of you is wrong,” she said. - There is a feeling in the world that does not assure others of its strength, but in fact is much more powerful than any of you. It will easily overcome Betrayal and Anger. It is not at all afraid of Hatred, it is not familiar with Jealousy and Treason. It carries in itself and gives love to others free of charge. It creates, shares and gives itself, but does not become smaller. This feeling is stronger than each of you individually, and even stronger than all of you combined. Because it does not know Fear and is not aware of its own power.

- This does not happen! We don’t believe it! - all the senses cried out in unison. - Where is it? Let it seem to us so that we can look at it!

- He has no time to take part in useless and meaningless arguments. Even now it does not waste time in vain, but guides, protects, helps and preserves. It is always on guard for Happiness and Peace. This feeling is Motherhood.

A parable about the power of motherly love

Mom's love is always enough for all children / istockphoto.com

One mother had several children. Once they quarreled in earnest among themselves. Everyone shouted that it was his mother who loved more than others. With screams and scandal, the children came to their mother and demanded an answer from her: which of them is her favorite child. Mother listened to them, was silent, and then said:

“I love one more than all of you.

The one who is sick - until he recovers,

The one who is on the way - until he returns home,

The one who is tired - until he rests,

The one who is hungry - until he is satisfied,

The one who cries - until he stops

The smallest - until he grows up,

And each of you until I die.

Then the mother took the candle and lit the wick:

“The candle is me, and her fire is my love,” she said.

From one candle she lit another, then another and another:

- Look, children. Has the fire of my love become less? Does it burn more weakly on some of the candles? It is just as big and warm, and it also illuminates everything around. I am ready to warm and comfort each of you with my warmth. Since the birth of each child, the mother's love is not shared among all. It multiplies exactly as many times as the children need it.

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