A Mother’s Love is forever

Vishü Rita Krocha
Kohima | May 13  

Nothing can stop a mother from giving all the love she can gather for her children. On the eve of Mother’s Day, The Morung Express caught up with a 68-year old mother, whose pride and joy lies in the children she raised to be responsible people in life. Hailing from Phenshunyu village, Gwanyule Keppen recalls how different it was in her time to bring up children.  

“By God’s grace, I have had no sicknesses as a mother but our days were different then. We didn’t have much facility for baby-care and it was much harder. That way, today’s children can be considered to be in heaven because of the ample facilities that are available now,” she observes.  

Mother of 3 children (2 sons and 1 daughter), she has been greatly instrumental in raising them to be where they are today. The three children are now able to look after themselves, one of the responsibilities that parents feel, is met. The eldest son is an Advocate in the High Court while the second son is serving as a Captain in the Indian Army and the daughter, with an M.Sc degree teaches at the Rincho Academy. But to get here was not an easy journey, she indicates, even while recalling the period when all the three children were studying outside and she and her husband had to make do with whatever money is left after sending it across for their children’s requirements.  

Fortunately, she was also serving at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office after she matriculated from T.M. Government Higher Secondary School Kohima.  

“I am blessed to have a good husband and obedient children…I am very happy,” she puts across. She also remembers her own mother, who taught her lifelong values, which are still deeply instilled in her and have helped her immensely in raising her own children. “My mother was always so loving and kind, and especially emphasized for us to have the fear of God. She taught us not to speak evil and to have kind words to say all the time,” she expresses while evoking heartfelt memories of her own mother.  

Gwanyule Keppen is also a grandmother to 2 grandchildren. As a mother, it is her fervent wish that her other two children also settle down while she and her husband are still healthy and well. She speaks for all mothers when she gives the impression that ‘a mother’s love is forever’. There is really no end to it and the wellbeing of her children is her greatest concern just as it is at the core of any loving mother.