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OUR ENGLISH COLUMN J e a n W o lc o tt P ip e r The Questionnaire of T h e W o rld M o v e m e n t o f M o th e r s (M .M .M .), sin c e t h e U . S. S e n a te a n d t h e H o u se o f R e p re s e n ta tiv e s in M ay 1913 s e t a s id e t h e 2 n d S u n d a y in M a y a s M o th e r ’s D ay , h a s b e h in d i t y e a r s o f h a r d s tu d ie s a n d e n d e a v o rs . S te p I5y s te p i t h a s c le a re d t h e p r e ju d ic e s a n d m is u n d e r s ta n d in g s r e f e r r i n g to m o th e r ’s ro le in s o c ie ty . S e v e ra l C o n g re sse s a n d S tu d y D a y s g a th e r e d t h e m a t e r ia l, a n d t h r e w l i g h t on d i f f e r e n t p ro b le m s. N o w a n e w q u e s tio n n a ire is b e in g c irc u la te d . I t r e f e r s t o a v e r y sim p le b u t im p o r t a n t q u e s tio n — t h e u n d e r s ta n d in g o f m o th e r ’s ro le in t h e fa m ily a n d so c ie ty . I t is h o p e d t h a t p eo p le in all w a lk s o f life , a s w ell a s s p e c ia lis ts w ill a n s w e r it. A n y o n e 18 y e a r s o f a g e is also u rg e d to a n s w e r it, a s e a c h h a d a m o th e r, a n d t h e i r ow n fe e lin g s to w a r d h e r . In s tu d y in g t h e f i r s t t e n q u e s tio n s , w h ic h r e q u e s t y o u r o p in io n a s to t h e m o s t i m p o r ta n t q u a lity o f y o u r m o th e r, y o u m o m e n t a r i l y see in y o u r m in d ’s e y e h e r k in d fa c e , a n d d ecid e w h e th e r s h e is one w h o is lo v in g , w h o is b ra v e , w h o e d u c a te s , w h o w a s so e v e r c a re f u l o f y o u r w e lf a re t h a t in a n e m e rg e n c y s h e f o r g o t h e r o w n s a f e t y in lo o k in g a f t e r y o u . I t is n o t e a s y to d e te r m in e t h e m o s t c h a r a c te r i s t ic q u a lity in e a c h m o th e r. T h e q u e s tio n n a ire s e e k s o th e r a n s w e rs . O ne is in r e g a r d to t h e n o w p o p u la r c u s to m — t h e a n n u a l M o th e r’s D a y , w h ic h h a s g ro w n to b e a w o rld -w id e f e s t i v a l. I t is a to u c h in g h e a r t - s t i r r i n g c u s to m to re m e m b e r y o u r M o th e r in M ay . B u t, a s t h e y e a r s p a s s e d , th e o rig in a l in te n tio n a n d b e a u ty o f t h e c u s to m w a n e d ; a n d t h e f e s tiv a l b e c a m e m e re ly a y e a r ly ro u tin e . F a m ilie s to d a y , in t h e sp ee d o f e v e ry d a y life , re m e m b e r i t b y a flo w e r a r r a n g e m e n t, s e n t to t h e m o t h e r ; a n d sch o o ls a n d e d u c a tio n a l o rg a n iz a tio n s a r r a n g e id e n tic a l p a r tie s , y e a r a f t e r y e a r. I s n ’t t h i s p a t t e r n a lre a d y tir e s o m e ? D oes t h e m o th e r fe e l t h e o rig in a l in te n tio n — to m a r k h e r im p o rta n c e , a n d to f a s te n t h e a f f e c tio n o f h e r c h ild re n to h e r ? T h e W o rld M o v e m e n t o f M o th e r s a s k s q u e s tio n s c o n c e rn in g t h i s m a t t e r . O ne r e f e r s to c e le b r a tio n s o f t h e c o m m u n ity : t h e o th e r to t h e f e a s t o f t h e fa m ily . H o w could t h e y b e in te n s ifie d , v a r ie d a n d m u ltip lie d ? S h o u ld n o t t h i s f e a s t in c lu d e a ll m e m b e r s o f t h e fa m ily , a n d b eco m e a t r u l y a f f e c tio n a te m e e tin g ? T h e s e tw o q u e s tio n s a r e n o t e a s y to a n s w e r. W h ile t h e y m a y n o t b r in g a n e a rly s o lu tio n , t h e y do im m e d ia te ly a r o u s e th o u g h t s a n d d is c u s s io n s t h a t w ill o n e d a y b u r s t w ith a n e w id ea. “ A s t h e h a r t p a n t e t h a f t e r t h e w a te r b ro o k s ” , so does a ch ild , b e r e f t in a n y w a y w h a ts o e v e r o f m o th e r love. T h r o u g h o u t t h e i r life t h i s f a m is h e d a f fe c tio n , t h i s u n s a tis f ie d d e s ire is a s o rro w in t h e s p ir it, a s ic k n e s s , a s i t w e re, t h a t tim e c a n n o t h e a l. N o th in g ca n a s s u a g e it. I t r e m a in s a n e v e r p r e s e n t, d is tin c t t h in g , u n sp o k e n , b u t deep in t h e h e a r t . T h o s e o r p h a n e d b y d e a th look w is tfu lly a t a p h o to g ra p h . T h o se, in w h o m t h e in -flo w in g m o th e rlo v e h a s b e e n s e v e re d b y u n to w a r d c ir c u m s ta n c e s fe e l a d e e p e r s tin g . A n y o n e , w h o h a s e v e r v is ite d , ev e n t h e b e s t r u n o f o rp h a n a g e s c a n n e v e r f o r g e t t h e ex p e rie n c e . T h e c h ild re n a r e w e ll-fe d ; t h e i r ch e e k s a r e ro u n d a n d ro s y . T h e ir c lo th e s a r e good, a n d w ell k e p t. B u t t h e y la c k t h e lilt o f j o y so f a m ilia r in a co m p lete, w ell- ro u n d e d fa m ily . I n a n y p ro g r a m , in t h e o rp h a n a g e , t h e y g o th r o u g h t h e i r p a r t s lik e l i tt l e r o b o ts . L a te r , a s y o u w a tc h t h e lo n e n u r s e tu c k t h e d a rk , g r e y b la n k e t a ro u n d e a c h litt l e b o d y , a n d h u r r y on to t h e n e x t, y o u see w h y . I n t h e ro u n d o f m a n y d u tie s , s h e does n o t sto o p to k is s t h e sm all, w is tf u l fa c e on t h e p illow , o r s a y “ G o o d -n ig h t, l i tt l e one. H a v e a n ic e d re a m .” T o h e r i t is a jo b , n o t a t a s k o f love. O ne w o n d e rs, i f in t h i s p r o p o sed re - c h a r g in g o f M o th e r ’s D ay , w ith love, a s o rig in a lly d esig n e d , e a c h f a m ily — n o t o r g a n iz a tio n s — could g a t h e r in to i t s m id s t one c h ild o rp h a n e d b y d e a th o r c irc u m s ta n c e , t o le t th e m k n o w , t o l e t t h e m t a s t e , j u s t f o r a d a y , t h e s w e e tn e s s o f m o th e r love. C h ild re n , b e r e f t, so m e tim e s fin d , once o r tw ic e in a life tim e , n o t b e c a u s e t h e r e is a d e a r t h o f g e n e ro u s m o th e rs , b u t r a t h e r t h a t t h e i r o p p o r tu n ity is r a r e , a m o th e r so g e n e ro u s -h e a rte d , w h o w ith o u t h e r s e l f re a liz in g i t w ill p o u r o u t t h e ric h n e s s o f h e r lo v e to th e m . A n d th e s e little , s t r a y , f o r g o tte n o n es c h e ris h i t m o re c a re f u lly t h a n t h e m e m o ry o f a d ew d ro p s p a r k lin g , m a n y -c o lo re d in t h e su n , all t h e d a y s o f t h e i r liv es. L e t ’s s t a r t w o rk on t h e q u e s tio n n a ire . T h e W o rld F e d e r a tio n o f U k r a in ia n W o m e n ’s O rg a n iz a tio n s (W F U W O ) s e n t i t to a ll i t s m e m b e r-o rg a n iz a tio n s . S ince th e s e a r e w o rld w id e l i t t l e tim e is l e f t in w h ic h to h a v e th e m filled . Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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