அம்மா அண்ட் Louis

Hi All, A little Amma story... I've been steadily introducing my much-beloved son Louis to Amma's love since he was born two and a bit years ago (the late night "Narayani" song is the first song he ever heard outside the womb and his favourite lullaby...)

I have a picture of Amma on a bookshelf in my office and Louis will often kiss this - totally unprompted and not something he does with any of the other half dozen family pics on the same bookshelf! (Nor for that matter does he kiss any of his teddy bears...)

Today, for the first time, he picked up the 6 inch wooden carving of Buddha meditating on the same bookshelf as the picture and said "Amma!" (actually he said "Muma" which is what he calls Amma, which to my ears is very distinct from Mummy, which is what he calls me...!)

I thought for a second and said "Yes darling, Amma..." because I'm pretty sure Buddha and Amma do share a lot of the same energy.

Louis brought the little carving to my desk, gave it a kiss and placed it under another picture of Amma, which I have on my desk, and said decisively and happily "Muma".

Then he grabbed this second photo of Amma and kissed that too! Amma-may-zing!!! Om Namo Narayani. Love to all

Yasmin xoxo