I read this piece a long time ago when I received it on my mail. I was not a blogger then. And today I am happy to have this secured in my site so that this becomes a part of ME.
I must have read this an awful lot of times and each time I read it… It only brings peace in my heart and tears in my eyes.
My mom was the best in the world and so are all those mothers… I wish if I could only turn back time and bring her back and take very good care of her, chill out with her… I wish….
I want to share this piece of golden words with you… Please read along… truly amazing
After 21 years of Marriage, my Wife wanted me to take another Woman out to Dinner and a Movie.
She said I Love You but I know this other Woman loves you and would Love to spend some Time with You.
The other Woman that my Wife wanted me to visit was my MOTHER, who has been a Widow for 19 years, but the demands of my Work and my three Children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally.
That night I called to Invite her to go out for Dinner and a Movie.
‘What’s wrong, are you well,’ she asked?
My Mother is the type of Woman who suspects that a Late Night Call or a Surprise Invitation is a sign of Bad News.
‘I thought that it would be pleasant to be with you,’ I responded.
‘Just the two of us.’
She thought about it for a moment, and then said, ‘I would like that very much.’
That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up I was a bit Nervous.
When I arrived at her House, I noticed that she too seemed to be Nervous about our Date.
She waited in the Door with her Coat on.
She had Curled her Hair and was wearing the Dress that she had worn to Celebrate her last Wedding Anniversary.
She smiled from a face that was as Radiant as an Angel’s.
‘I told my Friends that I was going to go out with My Son, and they were impressed’, She said, as she got into the Car.
‘They can’t wait to hear about our meeting’.
We went to a Restaurant that, although not Elegant, was very Nice and Cozy.
My Mother took my Arm as if She were the First Lady.
After we sat down, I had to read the Menu. Large Print.
Half way through the entries, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me.
A Nostalgic Smile was on her Lips.
‘It was I who used to have to Read the Menu when you were Small,’ she said.
‘Then it’s Time that you Relax and let me Return the Favor,’
I responded.
During the Dinner, we had an Agreeable Conversation, nothing Extra-ordinary, but catching up on recent Events of each others Life.
We talked so much that we missed the Movie.
As we arrived at her House later, she said, ‘I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.’
I agreed.
‘How was your Dinner Date?’ asked My Wife when I got Home. ‘Very Nice. Much more so than I could have Imagined,’ I answered.
A few days later, my Mother died of a Massive Heart Attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have Time to do anything for her.
Some time later, I received an Envelope with a Copy of a Restaurant receipt from the same place Mother and I had dined.
An Attached Note Said:
‘I paid this Bill in Advance.
I wasn’t sure that I could be there; But nevertheless, I paid for Two Plates “One for You and the Other for Your Wife.”
“You will never know what that Night meant for Me.”
I Love You, My Son.
If you are a Mom or planning to be one… and/ or if you have a Mother…
Happy Mother’s day…
Hope you both are keeping good health… Lots of love and hugs from me to you and to your mom!
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