How My Mother Motivated Me!

“Mom, don’t leave me alone, pl. I will get drowned.” I begged my Mother, who had taken me in the deep end of the swimming pool. Those days, I mean several decades ago, there used to be a pond like swimming pool in some of the houses. That day Mom had decided to commence the training session for imparting the skill of swimming to me.


Well, I was a bit reluctant in the beginning, but had no option. I had to give in as my Mother was very strict. After entering the pool, holding one of my hands, she took me to waist-deep water and asked me to try to float and swim. I did, but it didn’t work out. Every time I tried, I would get drowned and pulled out of deep water by Mom.


It continued for quite sometime. Suddenly, Mom held me by the straps of my pant and started swimming towards the center of the pool. I started screaming. “Mom, what are you doing?” I wasn’t able to speak much as the water was finding its way down my throat. Ignoring my screams she continued swimming and finally reached the mid of the pool along with me.


Then she looked at me and said “Son, now you are going to be on your own and must swim to remain afloat.” I couldn’t believe what she had said and pleaded with her, “Mom, pl don’t leave me. I will get drawn.” She replied, smiling, “No son, I have to leave you alone here. It is entirely on you now. You must try your best to learn swimming.”


I could barely utter a few lines, while trying my best to remain afloat, “What if I get drowned and die?” Swimming just a meter away from me, she replied, “No, you won’t die, I am here to save you. But, now, you have to learn it yourself as to how to swim.”

I did learn how to swim on that day itself and also learned a few important life lessons from my Mother at such an early age — I was 7/8 years old that time. They are: Without taking risk, we don’t progress in life. We ourselves have to fight our own battles, and if there is a will there is a way. 

Mom is no more. 

I miss her so much!

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