Was walking around aimlessly in a shopping mall looking for birthday gifts, when i chanced upon a grandmother hugging her newborn grandchild tightly in her arms. As i walked past this duo, it occurred to me that this grandma would give her life to protect this child. At least, she verily looked like it. And i've no doubt that it was very possible. I know it's not just her. Many mothers and grandmothers would give their lives to protect their young instinctively and without hesitation. And i wondered, at that point of time, why this was so. Is this need to protect privy to those who had the privilege to birth new life? Or is it an instinct sprung from the experience of parenthood and therefore something the young would not experience or understand? Is there a difference between what mothers and fathers feel for their offspring? Would not a non-parent willingly give up his/her life for another in the same way? Hmmm... Would i be able to?