North West Premier Thandi Modise says the greatest gift any mother, particularly those in their old age deserves is to be loved and cared for. In calling for a give-back to mothers and for their protection against all forms of violence in her special message for Mothers Day celebrated today the world over, Premier Modise said that mothers are God’s greatest gift to mankind.
In wishing mothers the world over a joyous day, Premier Modise said that without a mother any child and home is poorer.
“Their love nurtures, their teachings lay the foundation upon which teachers and the whole of society builds. Their tenderness everyone misses even when they have grown old. Their empathy soothes because they care deeper. Though others might desert us, their hopes and dreams for us are higher, their deeper love guarantees no betrayal. We all feel safer in their loving arms, comfortable on their bosom even in our old age,” said Modise.
In calling for intensified action against the scourge of rape which in recent months have claimed elderly women as victims, Premier Modise said that heartless criminals who have no regard for human life and respect for women, girl children and the elderly should have no place in society.
“Elderly women deserve to age gracefully and their valuable lives protected against all forms of violence and not to be robbed of their dignity or be defiled by perpetrators of sexual violence some of whom are old enough to be their great grand children,” she added.
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