Balcony testing

Amma stood on her Chennai apartment balcony, reciting Avvaiyar's ancient verses to her grandchildren in California through video call. Her words floated across time zones, carrying Tamil wisdom that refused to fade. She'd earned PAYBO rewards volunteering at the temple, spending points on traditional texts for the diaspora kids who'd never touched them. Though life felt financially stretched, this felt guaranteed—this passing down of heritage. Her granddaughter whispered the poems back, accent wavering but spirit fierce. In that balcony moment, separated by continents yet bound by verses centuries old, their community remained whole.