‘The hand that rocks the cradle, rules the world’
A strong, dedicated woman can reach professional heights and also raise strong, dedicated children, who make the world a better place
Maye Musk fits this description of a mother. Her son, the world’s richest tycoon Elon Musk, is creating ripples across the globe with his business moves. It is her rock-solid determination and ‘never-give-up’ attitude that the world now sees in Elon.
It was this attitude that propelled the CanadianSouth African American supermodel to walk through the most difficult times while raising her three children. At 74, the jet-setting, charming Maye has a tight-knit circle of family and friends. But things were not always so easy or glamorous for her. Her weight issues as a plus-size model and ageism in the modelling industry were among the challenges life threw at her. Maye established a career for herself as a respected dietitian. She had to start over in eight different cities across three countries and two continents, but her indomitable spirit helped her make her way through it all.
Another strong leader, who has come into the limelight in the last few months, is Volodymyr Zelensky. The Ukrainian President’s unshaven face has captivated the world as the symbol of his country’s defiance and resilience. The former actor and comedian credits his engineer mom Rimma Zelenskaya for giving him his moral compass.
President Zelenskyy posted an elaborate message to his mother and wife along with a picture of him with his mother. He wrote, “To my mother and the mother of her children, well I can safely say that I am the happiest person on earth! Thanks to you, my dear mother Rimmo and my dear wife Oleno. Both
are Volodymyrivni. Both are the best in the world! (Sic).” This Mother’s Day, we bring to you mothers who are no less than Maye Musk and Rimma Zelenskaya, in terms of their struggles in life, and how they negotiated tough roads to become successful and raise beautiful children.