No.157 - Mother and Child.

(A Nepalese mother and child in the country side).

The kindness of both parents is profound and deep,

Their care and devotion never cease.

Never resting, the mother saves the sweet for the child,

And without complain she swallows the bitter herself.

Her love is weighty and her emotion difficult to bear;

Her kindness is deep and so is her compassion.

Only wanting the child to get its fill,

The compassionate mother doesn't speak of her own hunger.

No.156 - Three blessings

Let him be generous, be calm,

And cultivate the doing of good.

By practicing these three,

These three bliss-bringing things,

The wise one lives without regret

His world infused with happiness.

 - Itivuttaka Sutta