11 years, 11 months ago

A card cannot say it all

Tomorrow I will not be gifting my mother either flowers or a card. If it is mothers’ rather than just mother’s day, you might want to spare a thought for mothers who aren’t as lucky. Spare a thought for the mothers of those daughters who report a rape every 20 minutes — and the countless others who don’t. Spare a thought also for the findings of State of the World’s Mothers by the NGO Save the Children. Adds Carolyn Miles, president and CEO of Save the Children, US, “Every night millions of mothers around the world lean over their sleeping newborns and pray that they will be safe, healthy and happy.” If mother’s day is to have any meaning beyond a hastily bought card, it must become mothers’ day.

Hindustan Times

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