This question has got to be the easiest one for me to answer every since I started using this site. It’s very easy for me to determine what the most important invention is just by the amount of times I use this. Of course, for me it would be the telephone. I come to this conclusion based on the amount of times I’m on it throughout the day as I try to connect with this person and that person ETC. Unfortunately though, this comes at a price of ridicule for people who have been contacted by me too many times throughout the course of the day either because I couldn’t initially reach them or I just want to talk, (I’m talking about mom.) Over the years, this has gotten to a point where I anticipate ridicule when I realize I’ve called her too many times without getting an answer particularly in the morning and when I know she is not working and wants to sleep in. Of course, she dismisses my apology for the excessive calls even though I tell her it comes from a good place and that all I want is to hear from her, ETC. I will often say that a current situation I’m having, (either some sort of illness or pain or some type of matter involving money which initially stressed me out,) ETC could only be solved by her input which was needed at that very moment which she would respond by saying it could have waited and that we initially had an agreement on the proper time to call. Other times, it’s usually a matter of me calling too early in general when I know she is working or had been previously told not to call as she would not be able to answer and that she would call me back herself. Of course, after too many excessive calls were made, when I finally do get an answer from her, the argument becomes, “I told you not to call, you never listen to me,” ETC to which I would normally reply that I need this and that, this situation is happening, or I would say that I just missed her. The end result is always the same though. She will get frustrated and tell me that I need to wait, ETC. I’ve realized over the years that if I ever was to lose my phone or be in a situation where I no longer have one that mom would finally be able to breathe a sigh of relief as she would not receive as many calls from me. Having said all of this, I know that deep down, she does appreciate me calling as much as I do because it gives her the notion to believe I’m ok and that I’m safe. I think if I was to stop calling, it would just stress her out as she would worry about me.
As I write this, I think there’s another invention I have benefitted from greatly over the years…. the tv! As for when I use the tv, well when I’m not on the phone with mom so unfortunately it’s not used as much as the phone is since I’m always on the phone even though I’m sure mom would prefer that I use the tv more than the phone sometimes.
Say what you will about me. Let it be written on my tombstone that there was one person who I care about most in this world and that was mom. Even though my attempts at showing her how grateful I am for her are annoying sometimes, I know that she is happy with the amount of times I call her.
I just realized now that there may have been invention more valuable to me than both the phone and tv combined. Maybe the invention of the mother was the greatest invention of all. I mean the more I think about it, if my mother was never invented, I would never have been either. What could be more valuable to me than the invention of the person who gave birth to me? I would never be able to use the phone or the tv if I was never invented.
You know what? I may change my answer. Mom is the world’s greatest invention because she invented me. This gave me the power to use the tv and the phone as many times as I’ve used them over the years. Maybe this is a power that mom wishes she could take back sometimes especially when she is on the receiving end of so many calls from me. She may take away the phone from me but I know that she would never take away one of her greatest inventions…..ME! I am who I am today because of my mother. I’ve been called a lot of names over the years that I didn’t like. I’ve faced challenges with my disability but the one thing I’ve absolutely loved about myself is that I will always hold the honor of being my mother’s first born son….or invention if that’s what you want to call it. To make it simple, I’m blessed to have been a part of mom’s life for my entire life. This is something that I’m sure will never change as long as I live.
By Jefferson Bert
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