Apne

He ran back to Amma and hugged her. “You were right,” he said. “‘Apne’ turns strangers into family. It makes the world less lonely.”

While the social aspect of "Apne" connects us to others, the philosophical aspect connects us to our interiority. Ancient Indian scriptures, particularly the Upanishads, place immense emphasis on knowing the "Apne" or the Atman (the inner self). He ran back to Amma and hugged her