Our next participant of this story telling competition on account of mother’s day is Annaya Grover . We would like to call her up . – teacher
“ It is said the best way to find oneself is to lose oneself for the sake of others “
Service before self has been the very moto of the captain ever since the first day.Let me up hold a small conversation between the captain and the crew members .
It was a pleasant bright day but the incident that occured was a losing game .
The news of the breach had already been spread and half of the crew had already left the ships on the available life rafts- but the Admiral was nowhere to be seen. The Junior finally found her in the control room, where she stood staring at the front deck of the ship, fully knowing what was to happen.
“It’s the last raft Ma’am, you must leave immediately. I shall make sure if anybody’s left quickly.”
“The raft can only hold up to 6 people. And there’s 7 of us.”
“We’ll manage, an extra person does not mean-“
“And risk the lives of all 7? No thank you Junior, you must leave now.”
"But Ma'am..."
"Leave the ship Junior, that's an order!!"
The Junior stood there in the control room, staring at the Admiral, too stunned to speak.
"Are you sure Ma'am?", he asked after a while.
"For a wolf to survive it's gotta chew off its own leg."
He looked back towards the deck to find the last 5 sailors hurryingly getting ready to get off the ship.
It had already been an hour and a half since the breach in the hull was discovered- and by then the
water level was already upto the ankle.
"You must leave before it's too late", she said.
"Not like this Ma'am, I'm sorry but no. You've your daughter waiting for you, you have a lovely family,
a warm home. Your husband is waiting for you. Look at me, there's nothing I have got to lose", said
the Junior.
Staring at the control panel in front of her, the Admiral replied with a shaky voice, "You are left
with a lot of things to experience, you have so much more to see in this world, so many beautiful
mysteries to fathom. I know it hasn't started yet, but it will soon enough. The day I chose to take
up this profession was the day I took an oath, to keep my people safe, no matter what the situation is.
It is my duty to safeguard you as long as I live."
"But you DO know that you don't have to do this, right? So why choose this way?"
"We all make choices in life Junior, but at the end...our choices make us. You should probably leave
now dear, really."
She was still staring at the now corrupt controls in front of her, brushing her hand gently over the
dashboard.
"I'll say a prayer for you Ma'am, that's the least I can do for you."
And with that, the Junior headed towards the deck, where his mates were about to abandon ship in a
couple of minutes.
The Admiral close her eyes and let out a huge sigh as she recalled her daughter's face and her
vibrant smile. But then an inner sense of satisfaction filled up her heart, and she felt blissful
knowing that even though she wouldn't be going back to her family, her crew and her sailors would
be, with a chance to live their life for a better change. As death dawned upon herself, she felt
suffocated, but at least it was peaceful knowing that it was the dawn of a new life for many others.
Now everyone of you may be shocked how do I know regarding the inspiring story of this particular lady . Yes I am proud to say i am the daughter of this brave soul .
She looks up and says ,” I love you mom .”
She devoted his life for the crew . She is the one why children of my age are enjoying a quality time with their parents . Though I am motherless She saved many children like me from becoming parentless by devoting herself .
Few things haunts us in life but at times the joy we recieve out of it is just so immense that it can easily supress the pain .
Lost was when I lost my mom my biggest asset of lifetime but love was something I felt then . The children who smiled that day made me smile too and filled my heart with grace cause I knew my mother sacrificed her life for them.
She is an unsung hero . She is my superwoman . She is the best and is still alive at her best through the smile on the faces of the children who didn't lose their close ones cause of her.
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