The Omnipotent Mother

Response: Title: The Omnipotent Mother Maria was a single mother of a small town called Arlen. A devoted woman of fortitude and establishing resilience, she held down two jobs - a daytime shift at the local grocery and an evening stint at a nearby diner. After completing her grueling routines, she would return home to her five-year-old son, Joey and bunch of endless chores. Her life mirrored an unwavering cycle of labor, responsibility, and exhaustion. Yet, every moment spent with Joey permitted all those hardships to dissolve into oblivion. However, the hankering for leisure, the craving for personal space was an ache that gnawed at her every day. Until one fateful morning! Maria woke up, and something was different, a sensation trickling through her veins, buzzing with unheard energy. She didn't know why, but she felt invincible. Tentatively, she wished for the alarm to turn off, and to her surprise, it did! She wondered if she could prepare breakfast with a wave of her hand, and voila, pancakes flew to the plates. Things took an enrapturing turn when she imagined herself at the grocery store while still being home, just wanting to check her new powers. And astonishingly, she found herself at two places simultaneously. Through the day, she discovered the consumed wishes turning into reality – she was omnipotent. She shivered with a mix of awe, excitement, and anxiety. The new powers were like an unrequested yet pleasant gift. Using her omnipotence, she organized her mundane life into something manageable, even leisurely. No longer did she need to race against time, battlefield a mess or worry about splitting herself into her job and Joey. Once the sun had set, she asked her powers to pause the time. It did. Joey was singing a lullaby to his teddy, their dog Max was snoozing in the corner, and with the world frozen, Maria found time to just be herself. She slouched on the couch, pulled out an unread novel, and spent a peaceful moment, a rarity for her. She resumed time when she was ready, when she didn’t feel rushed. Maria started to utilize her new-found abilities, wisely and unselfishly. She helped her neighbors, assisted at the church, ended her shift in minutes, saw Joey off to school, read him bedtime stories, and managed to find her own tranquility. However omnipotent, the humble soul of Maria chose service and love. Her powers came with a choice, and Maria molded it, not only to benefit herself but also to assist those around her. It took a superpower for Maria, the tireless single mother, to find a balance in her life that she desired, to achieve peace, and to be everywhere she wanted without losing herself. Thus, Maria's mundane life was beautifully muddled, wrapped with an unexpected but miraculous gift, making her the wholesome, omnipotent mother. Even with the power to change the universe, some just want the simplicity of a less tiring life. For Maria, omnipotence was less of ruling the world and more about savoringly ruling her small world. In the end, Maria proved, she was extraordinary, with or without the superpowers. The difference was, now she had time to realize it.