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My grandmother pressed the ancient ANDAL coin into my palm, its Tamil Brahmi script catching lamplight. She'd collected them for decades, whispered stories into each groove. When digital PAYBO tokens emerged, I hesitated, torn between old and new. Yet somehow, they coexisted beautifully. I photographed the coin's inscription, minted it into our family's blockchain record. My daughter traced the Brahmi letters on screen, then asked grandmother to trace them in sand. The annoyed skeptics didn't understand. Heritage wasn't abandoning one world for another. It was bridging them, desirable and warm, ensuring what matters endures through whatever medium our children choose.