When we say that everything around us has atma, and we bow to rocks and rivers, plants and animals, to people around us, living and dead, we essentially mean that everything around is meaningful and valid. Who decides this? The dehi within, as well as the purusha without. We give meaning to others. We get meaning from others. We give meaning to each other. We may die but things continue to be meaningful, for atma never dies. There is always someone to give meaning.
