The One..

Emotions. It's astounding how a single word encapsulates the gazillions of feelings that the human heart witnesses every modicum, every fraction of a millisecond-sometimes as transient as a gusty autumn breeze or as perpetuating as the aftereffects of a typhoon ; sometimes profound and sometimes superficial. Immeasurable and  incomparable by any form of measurement, it is the manipulation and influence of these very emotions that distinguishes us from other species. The reason why we  cannot abandon our offspring when they reach a certain level of maturity like birds do when their nestlings learn to fly, let alone cause them any physical harm whereas some reptiles and crustaceans are known to consume their eggs in certain cases.
Not only because we have been blessed with astonishingly active cerebrums, cerebellums and medulla oblongata of highest levels of functionality, but because we posses the power to love, protect , dote, care and support. Most animals are capable of the  aforementioned displays of affection, but even their reciprocation have certain limitations and inadequacies in terms of depth and longevity. There are some emotions which are unquestionably and exclusively imprescriptible, traits and characteristics we do not share with others. One of the most purest, unadulterated and divine of them is motherhood.
How do you define the relationship that a mother shares with her child?  Well if one is as impertinent enough to even attempt to express it in mere words, it would nonetheless be a futile attempt as explaining why the sun set in the west.  Such a natural, intrinsic human behavior cannot be subjected to questioning or doubt or any form of investigation, because it is probably the one and only bond that is indefinitely selfless and devoid of expectation. The moment a woman gives birth to an elongated part of her own body, she is magically bound  to the tiny living and breathing  piece of pink flesh and skin  till her last breath. It is a contract without any clause, without any condition and unassociated to expiration or exhaustion. A child is  undoubtedly an inseparable appendage to a woman's existence.One that he/she  can neither denounce nor deny, no matter what the circumstances may be.
Your pacifier, your guardian angel, your punchbag..and your last resort when the selfish world deserts you..
Your mother who stands like a shield in times of adversity, embraces like a girdle when the brunt of misery assails you and sacrifices unblinkingly even if her hands are empty..The one who has sustained you, cherished you, endured you and enveloped you for 36 weeks, combating physical discomfort and bone-crushing pain..
The one who saw your itsy-bitsy frail toes and fingers grow, who squealed with elation when you took took the first tentative steps, cried like an infant when you ailed,..and smiled when happiness kissed your feet..
The one who tolerates every bit of your irascibility, tantrums, complaints and dissatisfaction..
The one person who is more than  just indispensable and irreplaceable..
The One,,and the only..