Take care of the talents you've been given - Mother
Some women believe that being a mother consists only of giving birth to a child, feeding it, protecting it, and guiding it into adulthood. However, motherhood transcends the body, time, and even the limits of human understanding. A mother doesn't just receive a child in her arms. She receives a Life. She receives a Spirit in evolution. She receives someone who will carry marks, memories, pains, lessons, and references that may echo throughout an entire existence.
The modern world has taught many mothers to worry excessively about what the eyes can see. The right clothes, the right school, the right toys, the right food, the right appearances before a society that has become an expert at hiding inner emptiness behind artificial smiles. However, while many worry about preparing their children to compete, few worry about preparing human beings to exist.
Children don't just learn through words. They learn through atmospheres. They learn by observing how a mother reacts when she is tired, when she is frustrated, when she feels hurt, when she needs to choose between love and pride, between understanding and aggression, between balance and chaos. A mother teaches even when she remains silent. She teaches through the energy she emanates, the way she treats people, the way she looks at herself, and especially through the way she faces her own life.
There are mothers who raise children who are strong for the world, but emotionally destroyed inside. There are mothers who provide material comfort, but never offer true presence. There are mothers who control their children so much that they end up weakening their ability to grow, decide, and mature. And there are simple, silent, and often invisible mothers in society, who become true spiritual beacons within their homes without even realizing the magnitude of what they do.
Perhaps one of a mother's greatest missions is to understand that children do not belong to her. They are talents temporarily placed under her care. They are seeds placed in her hands to be nurtured with love, wisdom, firmness, balance, and guidance. And every seed silently absorbs the soil where it is planted.
A mother who lives imprisoned by fear ends up teaching insecurity. A mother dominated by bitterness ends up spreading pain even unintentionally. A mother who has lost the sparkle of her own existence often transmits a heavy view of life to her children. However, a mother who strives to evolve spiritually, emotionally, and humanly creates something powerful around her: an environment where others learn that they too can flourish.
Humanity talks a lot about changing the world, but rarely understands that much of the future is born within homes. It is born in the invisible details. In seemingly simple conversations. In hugs given during difficult times. In understanding glances. In limits taught with love. In the ability to listen. In the wisdom to correct without destroying. In the sensitivity to perceive that each child carries internal battles that they often cannot even explain.
Mothers were not only called upon to protect bodies. They were also called upon to help awaken consciences.
And perhaps one of humanity's greatest pains is precisely the absence of emotionally present, spiritually balanced mothers who are aware of the scope of their mission. Because when a mother becomes ill inside, entire generations can become ill along with her. However, when a mother awakens to who she truly is, she can become an instrument of reconstruction, balance, and light within her home, her family, and the world itself.
Therefore, take care of the talent you have been given. Take care of the words spoken within your home. Take care of what nourishes your mind, your heart, and your spirit. Take care of how you react to life's pains. Take care of the energy your children will feel when they approach you. Take care of the woman who exists within the mother, because children don't just absorb teachings… they absorb presences.
And one day, when your children walk through the world alone, perhaps what will truly remain with them will not be the possessions they received, but rather the Light they found within you.
May the GIVER OF LIFE be with you and even more so within you, today and every day of your life!
Yedidyah
