Mothers Day - Essay Example

Mother’s Day is an event which is celebrated in various countries most commonly in the month of March, April, or May. In the United States, it is celebrated on the second Sunday in May. But in UAE, mother’s Day is celebrated every year on the twenty-first of March. Mother’s Day is celebrated worldwide in order to mark the respect towards the mothers who played a vital role in the development of their children. The mother’s duties start at the time of conception itself and it ends only at the death of the mother. “I cannot think of a more thankless job. I hate to even call it a job, but it is work, with long hours, no vacations, and no pay. In the end, if things don’t go the way they are supposed to then it is mom’s fault” (The Importance of mother’s Day, 2010). Even grown-up people is taking shelter in their mother’s company when they face severe challenges in their life. Mother’s soothing words often act as medicine to the children in getting rid of their problems. This paper briefly analyses the importance of mother’s Day to me and why my mother is so special to me. 

I was not much aware of the importance of Mother’s day during my childhood. However, when I was 15 years old, one of my friends told me that she is going to present her mother with a gift in order to mark her respect and love towards her mother. She also told me that Mother’s day is celebrated all over the world and in UAE it is celebrated every March 21st. I loved my mother very much and my friend’s comments stimulated thoughts about giving a gift to my mother. I had not enough money with me during that time and I decided to save some money to purchase a gift for my mother. Being a child of 15 years, it was difficult for me to collect more money from my father. Even then, I started to save the pocket money I received from my father for two years.

I succeeded in saving around 650 dollars in two years' time and decided to purchase a gift worth $ 650 for my mother.  Parris Gallery is one of the popular gift shops in Dubai. It is located in City Centre, Deira, Dubai. Expensive perfumes, flowers, fashionable items, etc are available in Paris Gallery. UAE is an extremely hot country and I was staying around 100 kilometers away from Dubai. If I use a taxi, I could have reached there within 35 minutes. However, my parents were not ready to allow me to go out alone. My elder brothers and sisters were too busy and they also did not hear my request. It was impossible for me to walk 100 kilometers alone in extremely hot climatic conditions. I was very much worried since my dreams of giving a gift to my beloved mother were not fulfilled. Mother’s day was approaching rapidly. I shared my sorrows and feelings with my friends and one of my friends asked me to check whether any home delivery option is available with Paris Gallery. I have gone through the telephone directory and succeeded in collecting their telephone number. To my utmost surprise, they informed me that they can deliver the items anywhere in UAE and also in a day’s time. I ordered a costly perfume and asked them to pack it in a good manner to present it as a gift. They asked me my name and my mother’s name and contact details. They also asked me about the credit card details and I told them that I do not have a credit card and I can pay cash on delivery. They agreed and delivered the perfume in the evening itself.

My mother was not aware of my efforts. When I presented the gift to her on Mother’s day, she was surprised. She never received such a gift in her life. None of my brothers and sisters so far gave her any gifts. So when she received my gift her eyes were filled with tears and she embraced me with a lot of love and care. My mom is a special person to me and I do believe that honoring her in a proper manner is the duty of me. My mother helped me a lot during my childhood and even now I am approaching her whenever I am confused with something. My mother has a loving character and she never punished me or used any rash words even when I made a lot of problems in the house. She assisted me in my studies and helped me a lot in solving my home work. She taught me many lessons about how a mother should behave to her children.

To conclude, it is our duty to honor our mothers not only on Mother’s day but also during our entire life span.  Mothers play the most vital part in the development of children and it is the duty of the children to honor and respect them always. Mother’s Dayvides everybody the opportunity to remember the great services of mothers in shaping the future of their children as better citizens of the country.