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 Amma had faced the colonial
subjugation and suppression;
finally gained independence
only to become a refugee,
a migrant in her own country
in the post-partitioned India
Yet all these drastic transitions
could not shake her verve for life
Amma led her entire clan
with patience and resilience
by simply being and doing
whatever was required to be done
Amma knew her limitations, often
admitting by saying “I don’t know”,
yet placing her hand on her chest
she would assert confidently:
“The One that is always with me
Have no doubt, That One Knows”
Lighting the diya* for the daily Aarti**
Offering gratitude, seeking fortitude
Amma would engrave in our ambience
the Principle that transforms even today
into a blessed and enthralling epoch
each time she walks down my memory lane
*Earthen oil lamp
**Prayer
Read also: Amma | Amma's Gospel
Word | Greetings | Crossroads
Article: Aarti - Om Jaye Jagdish Hare
Illustration by Niloufer Wadia |
