You might be thinking… What could be so great about an alarm? All alarms are the
same! Well, no, it isn't. I know the best alarm one could ever possibly imagine.
This year, my friends and I went for a retreat. We were given rooms to stay. One of the
mornings there, I woke up to the noise my friends were making, while getting ready. I was
thoroughly annoyed. Next, the alarm which I had set the day before goes off. I was so irritated.
At that moment, I was reminded of how I used to wake up at home. It is my mom who wakes me
up every morning, exactly this time. She would come to my side of the bed and gently say
"Renee, wake up darling". I would mumble something in return and go back to sleep. After
sometime she would again come and try to shake me up. "Renee please wake up, it's time". I
will scream at her and ask her to come after 5 minutes. When she does, I will completely ignore
her and act as if I'm sound asleep.
In all this, she has never been irritated with me. But, somehow she made sure I was ready
for the day.
Dear readers, this gentle, lovely and sweet voice, that we can ever hear are our moms'. I
am telling you this because, many times or sometime, we devalue our mom. We forget to realize
that she is the one who loves us the most, after God. Nothing can compare to her voice. No
costly alarm, no cell phone reminders, no roommate's efforts and just… nothing can compare to
it. We fail to realize this sooner. After we move to college, far away from home, then wishing for
our mom's lovely voice to wake us up in the morning is impossible. She is the best alarm anyone
could possibly get as a gift. So cherish the sweetest alarm every morning when you hear it.