In a small village lived a mother and a son. The mother had only one eye due to which the children at the school used to taunt the son. One day out of rage he told his mother to die, so that he could escape the embarrassment. Mother did not reply but sobbed the whole night. The son who felt a bit regretful now decided that he would grow up, work hard and become a very successful man and leave his mother.
His mother knowing this helped him by selling of her jewellery to pay his fees, but did not tell him anything. As time went by the boy worked hard, became a successful man, started his own family, left his mother and lived in a huge bungalow and did not think of his mother’s kindness. One day the mother came to visit her son, but he acted indifferent and she left with a tear in her eye.
Few years later for his school reunion he went to his village and he even went to his old home which was now in a very bad state and their he saw his mother dead with a note in her hand .The note said: “Dear son, I am happy that you have come to our old home .I am sorry I was an embarrassment for you, but when you were young you had lost one of your eyes in an accident and I could not are to see you grow up with only one eye ,so I gave you mine. I wanted to see you happy and successful. I am sorry if I was a shame to you .I love you son. Your mother.”
The whole world crashed on upon the son has he realised what he had done as it was he who was one eyed and not his mother whom he had lost forever.
- Pranhita Singh