My mother was with me for the last two months.Her last stay for this long a period was when I delivered my daughter,28 years back.
She is 82,fragile and vulnerable to infections.She has some idea about her condition but still has gone back to her own domain,to stay alone,independently,without troubling anyone 'unnecessarily' and without being troubled also.We respect her decision ,mostly 'cos we are not left with a choice.
But...while she was leaving I read something unfamiliar in her whole being.A shadow of fear,a craving for reassurance,and a plea... for something.That was totally strange for me and anyone who knows her.I gave her my word,'there is nothing to worry at least for the next 3 years;you are as healthy as you were before your illness'.She seemed to trust me and I could feel her relaxing.Her faith in my words chocked me, because I was cheating her.The truth is I don't know the answer for her unasked question,nobody knows.They say,you have to think positively...speak positively...I wonder,sometimes does it amount to cheating?