Mom,
Just yesterday I heard on NPR that
Mother's Day really began with an
event similar to the Mothers' March
planned for this Mother's Day in
Washington D. C. to press for gun
control legislation. It was a march
for peace organized by mothers  that
was said to have led to the establish-
ment of what was to become Mother's
Day. The NPR story pointed out that
there have been a number of marches
similar to these and that social changes
that add up to considerable progress
have resulted from them.
The point made was that mothers
have brought the world nearer to
perfection than they are credited
with having done, and that they have
done so by being more than mothers.
That is, the recognition expressed in
the messages found in Mother's Day
cards doesn't come close to describing
the improvements activist mothers
have brought forth.
The NPR story and the activism it
described did more than anything I
can remember having heard before
to resolve for me the very odd lack
of connection I've felt between those
Mother's Day cards, the day itself,
and my love and admiration for you,
my mother. Although I am grateful
for all those things that cards mention,
it is really your attitude and effort
directed at improving the world that
thrills and inspires me the most.
           with love and admiration,
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