Poem: A Mother's Selfless Love

the pitiful mother they surround her and talk to her. The poet’s father, a rationalist tries his best to save his wife. At the same time, he doesn’t resist the villagers’ beliefs. The highlight of the poem is the mother’s selfless love. The poet concludes the poem with this remarkable substance. As an Indian writer he gives importance to feelings, emotions and love. We are different from brutes in that we have what we call the sixth sense. As a human being we can show and share our feelings and emotions. This keeps our soul alive. In this poem, the villagers express their sympathy towards the suffering mother to console her. Out of pity they suggest number of possibilities to overcome the pain. The poet says,
“The peasants came like swarms

The poet says, his mother twists through and through on a mat with deadly pain. The people are in a hurry to do something to decrease the pain. Here, their part plays a major role. Most of them do not know that in fact they disturb the mother by saying that she committed sins in the previous birth; her flesh is not pure etc. But, ‘To err is human’, similarly, however it be, they show the innocent affection towards the mother. Moreover, indirectly, they wish the mother should have sinless life. At least to that extent the villagers sound

He also emphasizes the active role of the villagers, how they console the mother and take part in the family’s trouble and how they are crowded with blind beliefs. Unmindful of the heavy rain they rush to the house and offer suggestions and advice to the needy mother. The readers might find themselves in a situation where they wouldn’t be able to either deem it significant or insignificant the effect the villagers create in trying to help the mother by hinting at some of their superstitious beliefs. But from a psychological standpoint, what the villagers do is an effective way to lessen the