Which relationship do you think is selfless?

India
December 8, 2009 10:58am CST
We have many relationships in our lives. We have mom, dad, brother, sister,husband, wife, lover,son, daughter, friend and other relatives. In my opinion a mother's love is the best. A mother never expects anything in return from her children. Even if her children don't look after her in her old age, she can't stop loving and caring for the children, that is mother's love. A father's love can be the second best according to me. All other relationships are expecting something from you. What do you think?
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15 responses
@vandana7 (100053)
• India
9 Dec 09
My paapu. :) He loves ladies finger curry, but always puts more of it in my plate. Everytime we get pastries, he is always transferring his share to me. I think he loves me a lot, dont you?
@vandana7 (100053)
• India
9 Dec 09
The whole world tells me father's love is second best. I disagree. Even though I lost my mother, I think father's are equally good if not better. It is just that they are too busy earning, and therefore, they assign some of their duties to mothers, which makes mothers look more loving than fathers. In my case, my father did both to the best of his abilities. So I think fathers are equally good if not greater.
@yugasini (12893)
• Secunderabad, India
8 Dec 09
hi vijayanths, it is true what you have said mother only person not demanding any thing except love from her son,we have to show love to her also,in younger age parents are the guardians to us,in young age spouse is the guardian to us and in old age children are the guardian to us,have a nice day
• India
8 Dec 09
yes, yugasini, a mother's love is matchless in this world.
@VANILLAREY (1470)
• India
9 Dec 09
I wonder why babies are then abandoned by their mother? Its not the relation but the person which defines unselfishness.
@kakacsj (21)
• China
9 Dec 09
That's all right. A mother's love is the best.With their loves, we get birth and growth.We can have a heart-to-heart talk with our mother whenever, and can often get the better encourage and comfort what give us the best support.
• India
9 Dec 09
Hi vijay Uncle, I agree with you a mothers love is the best one and in return she never expects anything. The father's love is the second best. Where as coming to a brother's case till he gets married he would take care of his sister but after that we cannot depend on him. Whereas coming in case of relatives its better to keep them at a distance though they dont do any good to us. they will be waiting to spoil others career. Better to stay away from those kind of relatives. Have a great day.
• India
9 Dec 09
Depend on expernce of every one, some get cheated from real brother/sister, some got bad experence in friendship/love,some may cheated by husband some by wife,Today its hard to believe on someone(family member, friends , colleagues, lover,relative etc.). so every one gives views according their experence. Yeah its only mother who never expect anything from their childern.Unfortunate i heared so many case about selfishness of mother. But this happen rare! I wish this relation cannot be get changed ever.
• Philippines
9 Dec 09
I believe it is mothers love the most selfless love. I am thankful that I still have a mother until this very moment. Some of us don't have a mother,but I still have my mom with me. Just last night I am having a fever and she was there for me to take care of my temperature. She even prepared a special soup for me. Even when she was watching television her attention was still with me during commercial LOL. i really love her. When I wake up in the morning and I can't see her I always call her even I don't need something from her. She will come to me and I will just say nothing. I just want to see her. I love both my parents, my mother is the most loving person inside at home. She was very strong. When I give a gift for her, you will see her crying. Although my gift is a just a simple ballpen with very cheap price, you will see her crying, because for her it is so special when it comes from the one she loves. When I gave her money for her to buy what she want, she will come home with something for us, not for her. She is selfless. When we have not enough rice at night when we are having dinner, she will sacrifice one meal of not eating just for us . I wish I can be a selfless mother with my future child. I really admire my mother and she is the best mother in the world.
@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
9 Dec 09
I agree with you completely, Vijay. The most selfless love I've ever received is from my own mom and actually, from my children, too, when they were very young. And the most selfless love I've ever felt is toward my children. I would die for them. I will always love them, no matter what. Karen
@vathsala30 (3732)
• India
9 Dec 09
Undoubtedly it is the mother's love. In my neighbourhood one lady is living with her aged mother, two sons. Elder son was married and living separately leaving his uneducated mother and aged grand mother and unemployed brother to fend for themselves. husband abandoned her and the children for the sake of another lady. To run the family this lady is working as a cook and with much difficulty she is managing the house. Second son, instead of looking after a job and to take care of the mother and granny, steals his mother's sarees, and bedsheets and the pickles she prepared for her family, sell them and comes home drunk and beats his mom and granny. Still,she supports that worthless elder son and useless younger son and the vagabond husband and strives hard for their welfare.Now unable to run the family of three with the salary of a cook, she wanted to take up a maid's job and asked me for help. once upon a time, she lived happily with all comforts and luxury, till fate entered in her life in the form of other woman, and the earning elder son leaving the house and the second one become drunkard, and she started selling one by one and atlast became a cook and preparing to become a maid.
• China
9 Dec 09
Hello,vijayanths. my father and mother give me a lot love.In my life,my mother always told me :insist is victory,in the world ,most people are like mother.AS you say ,even if her children don't look after her in her old age,she can't stop loving and caring for the children. happy mylot...
• United Arab Emirates
9 Dec 09
Hi, Nice to read about relationship. In fact mother and father both are selfless relations. they only give and what they want in ruturn is only success of there children. no alternate to these relation in this world.
@shona264 (167)
• India
9 Dec 09
Like everyone else I also feel that a mother and child relation is selfless.Mother does a lot of sacrifices for her child,not wanting anything in return.I have many mothers sacrificing their career to take care of child.even if the child doesn't show love towards the mother,she keeps on loving her child.There is probably no relation as pure as mother child relation.Mother's love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible.A mother can understand what the child doesn't say.The only selfless relation on earth..
• Philippines
8 Dec 09
Hi. I strongly agree with you. A mother's love is both selfless and unconditional - always ready to give and forgive.
@DenverLC (1143)
• Philippines
9 Dec 09
Parents love is perfect. It is unconditional, pure and true. It will also last no matter what happens, they are still there beside you through thick and thin. we can easily change and find someone to love, but it has its own limitations. Our parents love is already tested by many aspects, in problem or in happiness.
@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
8 Dec 09
Hi vijayanths, You are correct in saying that the relationship between a mother and child is indeed a special one in almost all cases, and I think that of a good father would also be very close. Sometimes there is also a very close bond between brothers and sisters but certainly not in all cases. Blessings.