May 10, 2018
Volume 48 - No. 19
By Friedrich Gomez
It’s now the month of May in 2018 and Mother’s Day is upon us. Just a couple days ago, a close friend sent me a parody version of Britain’s writer/poet, Benjamin Zephaniah’s poem, “I Luv Me Mudder and Me Mudder Loves Me.” In part, this humorous, re-created version goes as follows: “Who carried me to me widdle bed, And sang lullabies to me sleepy head, And spanked me till me buns was red? The The Paper Paper -- 760.747.7119 760.747.7119
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Me Mudder. Who cradled me in her loving arms, To the toilet seat with poise and charm, So I could pee without alarm? Me Mudder. Who always loved me from the start, And held me gently to her heart, And often squeezed me till I fart? Me Mudder.” It makes no difference if you are the richest person in the world, the wisest philosopher who ever lived, or the most powerful ruler, emperor, queen, or leader of any civilization
on Earth – you still had a mother who once cradled you in her loving arms; nurtured and protected you at all costs; comforted and washed your pain away with her tears; and would gladly have laid her life down so that every heartbeat of yours would continue – even if she knew she would no longer be there to hear it. Aside from their unconditional love and sacrifice in rearing us, all mothers can be downright hilarious, even without intending to be. When famous American physicist, Steven Chu, won the coveted 1997
Nobel Prize in Physics (along with two colleagues), he became the toast of the world! But when the celebrated scientist called his mother, he was instantly grounded in reality. As the celebrated physicist, Steven Chu recalls in his own words: “I called my mother up when they announced the Nobel Prize! She said, ‘That’s nice – and when are you coming to see me next?’” All moms work and function on a totally different set of laws, ethics, and principles. Their paradigm of thinking is an uncharted one. It
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