An Eulogy to Ajji

This I have to reproduce.. I can never tire of reading it.. And it was written by Radhakrishna Uncle when dearest ajji passed away in June 2000.... 5 months after I left for US.. oh, how I wept at school and home alike at that time :((... We still miss you ajji, and try to emulate you
in whatever miniscule way we can, but we fail miserably.. !!
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Dear Bramhani,

Here is an attempt to express the inexplicable sense of gratitude &tribute to your mother:

Alas, one knows not a person as a person is, because of the vial of web of our own likes & dislikes. Few can cast aside their vial to see andto be seen as is. They are Godly people. They fear none and scare none. Amma was one such jewel; a treasure house of virtues clothed in simplicity. She was an embodiment of love, compassion and generosity. She was the rowing ambassador of friendship, cutting across the linguistic, cultural and class barriers. She was highly evolved and far advanced for our times. Her worldly innocence masked her spiritual wisdom. She lacked none in wits & humor. She healed her personal pain in the joy of service & care for others. She knew the secret to success is to go with the flow without being swept away. Her life is a living parable but her legacy is love. No one can forget the smile on her face that had no wrinkles of frown. She was a blessedsoul. Blessing indeed was she for all of us. She has left behind a treasure of values for us to reflect and to emulate. Blessed indeed are we to be her children inheriting her wealth of virtues. May we cherish her memories with joy and excitement and let us be greatful such a great soul walked this earth & lived in our midst.

I salute to that magnanimity, I revere that spirit and I prostrate tothat saint.

H.S.Radhakrishna