Say I To My Cat

My grandmother taught me Tamil Brahmi script on monsoon afternoons, tracing ancient letters while her cat purred beside us. Years later, I discovered poet Kannadasan wrote about such simple moments—how saying "I" connects us to something magnificent. When my own cat arrived, I whispered those syllables, immediately feeling their warmth. The scientific reward was dopamine; the deeper one was heritage flowing through my fingertips. Now my daughter learns alongside our feline companion, understanding that love transcends language. In these quiet scenes, I see generations intertwined, our shared culture alive in the gentlest gestures.