Story with a nice message

“No charge” 

My little boy came into the kitchen this evening while I was fixing supper and he handed me a piece of paper he'd been writing on. So, after wiping my hands on my apron. I read it, and this is what it said: 

"For mowing the grass, £5 

For making my own bed this week, £1 

For going to the shop, £10 

For playing with baby brother while you went shopping, £10 

For taking out the rubbish, £1 

For getting a good school report, £5 

For raking the garden, £4" 

I looked at him standing there expectantly, and a thousand memories flashed through my mind. So, I picked up the paper, and turning it over, this is what I wrote: 

"For the nine months I carried you, growing inside me: No Charge. 

For the nights I sat up with you, doctored you, and prayed for you: No Charge. 

For the time and the tears, and the cost through the years: No Charge. 

For the nights filled with dread, and the worries ahead: No Charge. 

For advice and knowledge, and the cost of your college: No Charge. 

For the toys, food, and clothes, and for wiping your nose: No Charge. 

Son. When you add it all up, the full cost of my love: No Charge." 

Well, when he finished reading, he had great big tears in his eyes. He looked up at me and said, "Mum, I sure do love you." Then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote: 

"PAID IN FULL" 

It is our indebtedness to this supreme sacrifice of mothers that the word mother is attached to all that we hold precious like the one who gave birth to us, ‘Mother Earth’, ‘Mother-Tongue’ and most importantly God is also referred as our ‘Mother’ in Gurbani (scripture). Always remember and be thankful to your parents, and most importantly remember and be thankful to God for all that we have been blessed with without any charge!