Reams have been written about the sanctity of a mother’s love. Every culture portrays mothers as reflections of God, and their love as an unselfish and unconditional one. No doubt! There are many poems and songs singing the glory of motherhood. In fact, a very poignant song from a 1958-Tamil movie, Thai Pirandal Vazhi Pirakkum, says it all. When you hear M.S. Rajeswari croon to Kannadasan's lyrics, one’s heart melts away. It goes like this: Manukku maram barama, (Is a tree burden to earth?) marathukku ilai barama, (Is a leaf burden to a tree? kodikku kai barama, (Is a fruit burden to climber?) pettradutha kuzhandai thaikku barama, (Is a child burden to mother) While basking in the warmth of the song one morning, it was an irony that I ended up reading a news report...
Reflections of a random kind.