By Vincent Gunde

President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika, says the strength of nations is founded on motherhood saying it is the mother that shapes life as they give love, as they give hope, and as they create a new world.

Professor Mutharika says it is from mothers that people learn sacrifice, it is from their sacrifice that people learn patience, and it is from their patience, that people learn that success takes time.

He says on the occasion of Mother’s Day, Malawians must learn to be like mothers, to be patient, to sacrifice, and to commit to the process, saying the same way that these gallant and loving fighters build a child and a family.

Writing on his official face book page, Professor Mutharika says the same way Malawians build this nation, the same way mothers teach them kindness, should be the same way they hold this kindness for each other.

Mutharika has urged all women and girls to share the responsibility of helping their mothers, saying some of them carry the expectation of being mothers that they should know that they have a president who values them, who stands with them, who respects them, who sees their struggles, and who will work towards lessening them.

He says it is for this reason that is why against all odds, he settled for a woman for Vice President because there is a seat for women in each room, on each table, where decisions are made, they build the nation, they suffer the worst consequences of decision, and they must be a partner in making decisions.

“Happy mother’s Day, to the First Lady, the Vice President Justice Dr. Jane Ansah SC and to all mothers in Malawi,” reads Mutharika’s message on the wall.

He has advised fellow men to show love to the women, to honor their strength and to cherish them and to those whose mothers are still with them, they should appreciate them, offer their protection, and provide them with support.

The President has encouraged husbands to love their wives not only today- but until death separates them, let the mothers feel seen, let them know the support, and support them in all their endeavors that for every woman carries the spirit of a mother praying to God the Almighty to bless each and every one, to bless mothers and to bless mother Malawi.