The Lesson Of The 'Atma' Poem by Samanyan Lakshminarayanan

What is this 'atma' dad?
If my daughter asked me that-
what would i say?
I have taken her to temples
I have shown her the god
I have even told her stories of god
Do i have to go to the forest or-
to the hilltop to show her this 'atma'.

The lesson of the 'atom'-
she has been taught in school.
The split of the atom -she knows
The combination of the atom -she knows
The nano technology-she knows
'Not even an atom would move without the almighty's approval'-
she would'nt know- it is a religious saying
she knows that the atom is not waiting for hers or-
anybodys approval to go on and on.
The almightys control over the atom-
she has'nt been taught.

The 'Jeevatma' and 'Paramatma'- she knows
The 'Jeevatma's yearning for paramatma - she is been told.
The paramatma is the Almighty
The jeevatma is her- she might know
Is it the yearning or is it just the fate-
that these two should combine?
what would be born out of this combination?
'Life' is born out of it.
'Life is already there isn't it?
The 'life' we know of is there
The 'life' we should live isn't there.
It is for her acceptance and approval- for which
The 'atma' is waiting-
'Life itself is waiting.

Whenever there is joy
The atma touches her
'When she wets her feet in the seashore'
'When she picks her clothes from the store'
'When she expresses herself in creativity'
The 'Atma' touches her
The 'Atma' embraces her.
'When she is willingto sacrifice her favourites with joy'
'When she is able to accept her misdeeds'
'When she is moved by the truth'
She the jeevatma will slowly grow as the paramatma

Let me not spoil her fun
let me not set some stupid rules
let me not tell her some 'dead' stories
let me not tell her some 'dead' truth
let me not spoil her fun
She enjoys the seashore
She enjoys her shopping
The lesson of the 'Atma' is hers - to learn
The joy from that learning is hers - to yearn