Thank you to Your Mother

Happy Mother’s Day!! I hope you enjoy this inspirational story about a mother’s love to
remind us how important mothers are in our lives. Show your appreciation for your
mother on her special day or show your Mom just how much you love her today….
It had been three months since Ms. Thatcher had joined an elementary school to teach
mathematics. She was gradually getting to know and to understand all her students,
except one. His name was Bob. Bob was the only boy who came to school dressed
untidily and sat in the class completely lost in his own world. His performance had
been deteriorating steadily with every single day.
It was yet another day when all the students in the class laughed out loud at Bob when
he was unable to answer even the simplest question Ms. Thatcher had asked him.
At the end of the lesson, after all the students dispersed, Ms. Thatcher searched
through Bob’s progress reports and the standards he had previously met. She was
shocked to see that Bob used to be tops in his class!
She flipped through every page of the report and found out that Bob’s performance
began to slowly decline when his mother fell ill. Few months down the line, Bob was
doing badly in each and every subject. It was the time when his mother had died. Bob
was now living alone with his father, who was a businessman and who traveled
frequently out of town.
Apart from his performance worsening steadily, Bob’s nature and personality also
began to change. The reports clearly stated that he had forgotten how to laugh and
showed no interest in any activity. He had turned into a loner. All his friends had
abandoned him. Tears filled Ms. Thatcher’s eyes.
The next day, while all the students were dispersing, she asked Bob to stay for a
moment. Bob sat quietly on his chair. After the classroom became empty, Ms. Thatcher
went up to him.
She began to ask him if he had any problem understanding his lessons. Gradually she
began to give him a comfort zone so that he would talk and share. After three weeks,
she found Bob gradually improving. He was now able to answer the questions he
previously failed. Every day after all the students left for the day, Ms. Thatcher gave
him her personal attention. She spent extra time with him whenever possible.
Bob improved a lot over the next semester. He arrived at school on time, properly
dressed, and promptly responded in class. His classmates gradually became friendly
to him once again, and he showed definite signs of progress in both his schoolwork
and with friendships.
On one Friday, after all the students had left the classroom, Bob came up to Ms.
Thatcher and handed her a box. He requested her to unwrap the box on Sunday and
left.
Sunday morning arrived. Curious, Ms. Thatcher opened it and found a bottle of
perfume, half-filled. Bob had written and attached a small letter to her, saying that this
bottle of perfume used to be his mother’s. He hoped Ms. Thatcher would wear it so that
every time she was around, he could feel his Mom near him. He thanked her for
everything she had done for him.
She suddenly checked with the calendar; it was the second Sunday in the month of
May. After reading the letter, Ms. Thatcher took the bottle of perfume in her hand and
saw the tag attached to it; it read, HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!
Ms. Thatcher realized that it was not just that she had made some difference in Bob’s
life, but it was also Bob who had shown her how love and caring can make a big
difference in the lives of others.
MOTHERS HOLD THEIR CHILDREN’S HAND FOR A SHORT WHILE, BUT THEIR
HEARTS FOREVER. Papa God, we approach your throne on behalf of the mothers
whom you have entrusted with the care of your most precious little ones. We thank you
for creating each mom with a unique combination of gifts and talents. We thank you for
the sacrifice of self each mom gives for her children.
Thank you, Moms, for your love, devotion, and sacrifice. You are simply the best.
Happy Mother’s Day, Moms!! Ben