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- 18/12/15
How dangerous our vain talk is crystal clear through your post on Valluvar’s
‘Against Vain Talk’ yesterday.
Useless and worthless speech is always a disgrace on us and nothing can be more harmful to our friends than the vain talk we indulge in.
Moreover, by our useless talk, we expose ourselves as useless and we are treated like husk to be discarded, and more than that, we not only lose all our inherent virtues but get nothing positive to help us.
It’s better that the virtuous do not indulge in vain talk even if they are not wise.
The learned never utter worthless words even by a slip of the tongue, as they are aware of the fact that they lose all the name and fame they have earned through the meticulous efforts they have put in.
Let our words, therefore, be always useful and sweet and make others also be so with us!
102.18/12/15
How educative the words of wisdom by Valluvar, is seen through your post on’Fear for Evil Deeds’.
The noble ones always avoid doing wrong things, but sinners do not fear doing so.
The negative results that follow wrong things are more to be feared than those occurring as a result of massive fire.
The fact that the Goddess of Virtue is bound to harm us if we harm a person even while we are asleep is suffice for us to shun doing wrong things to them.
The idea that our doing a wrong thing will rid us of our poverty is nothing more than a foolish act; on the contrary, the level of our poverty will rise further.
While it’s legitimate for us to be afraid of evil deeds by others, it’s equally right that we should not harm others by such wrong deeds as they are more damaging than any other sin.
The consequences of a wrong doing are more like the shadow that follows when we walk.
We need never to suffer pain once we begin to love our own selves and refrain from doing wrong things.
Why then should we commit an evil deed as it’s of no avail to us in anyway?
103.19/12/15
Thanks for your post: ‘ Goa’s Liberation Day ‘.
An air of Freedom and Liberation is always gentle and caressing.
We must remember and thank aplenty the patriotic and noble people behind the liberation of Goa from the clutches of the Portugese.
The joy associated with liberation is boundless and cannot be equated with any other joy.
The intensity of its joy is understandable and enjoyable only by those who were undergoing the unpalatable conditions of living under the foreign rule.
So, this day let us all wish the Goans a happy Liberation Day!
104. 20/12/15
That The South India Social and Cultural Academy in Chennai is going to confer on you the Award–“Mozhiyaakkach Chemmal”–on 26th this month is a real pleasure for me! My congratulations to you.
Your pursuit of ‘ Translation Literature ‘ is well on its journey to ‘self actualization’.
That you have made it happen from English to Tamil, Tamil to English, and Telugu to Tamil is a pointer to the level of your achievement in the field.
The encomia showered on you by your viewers pursuant to your Tamil translation of Rabindranath Tagore’s Githanjali, are many and deserving.
Translation is the best tool in the hands of a writer in the process of rendering any work in a particular language without altering the meaning conveyed in the original and making it available for readership.
And your try is superb and excellent.
You’re a Translator par excellence and I wish you all the best in the future endeavors and come out with many more creations bringing laurels on you!
- 21/12/15.
Interesting and Thought- provoking is your post today on ‘Intelligent Monkey ‘.
It is imagination of a poet combined with actual observation that makes the creation flawless. And you’ve unfailingly done the poetic justice!
We are the descendants of monkeys, it’s told; but very often we forget what we’ve learnt from them!
Innocence, Intelligence, Hard work, and Discipline are some of the attributes we should not forget to relearn and apply in our life.
Above all, the monkey’s action in closing a water tap after taking water from it is really amazing, as observed by you while on your journey.
As human beings credited with the sixth sense, we have to imitate this monkey and save the water that is scarce today!
It’s really a boon for us that more often than not, what’s casually happening around us everyday tends to motivate the people to do the right thing even if we have temporarily failed to see the reason!
- 22/12/15.
Your post on ‘Serving the Needy’, by Valluvar and your translation reveals the importance of this virtue.
Whatever we earn, at least a portion of it should be reserved for the needy.
Let us be like a tank of water that’s useful to the general public and make use of our wealth for the needy.
A tree with ripen fruits helps all.
Likewise, let our wealth be of use to others in all possible ways.
See the rain that expects nothing from us for its service and learn to serve expecting nothing in turn.
The wealthy and virtuous too is like a herbal tree offering all its parts as a health- remedy to the unhealthy.
That whatever bad coming to us is worth welcoming it, if our real intention is to help those in need.
How great are those noble ones, but poor and yet considering helping others!
That they are indeed virtuous is evident by the regret they feel for their inability to be of help to the needy.
Why not we adopt helping the needy a way of life as Valluvar deems those not serving the poor as really dead!!!
107. 23/12/15
A majestic flow of your Thoughts on ‘Kisan Divas- Farmers’ Day’, with the aid of words of wisdom by Mahatma Gandhi, Subramaniya Bharathi, and Valluvar!
That India lives in villages and that Farmers and Farming are the backbone of our country are facts understood well. But for the toiling farmers, all of us will go starving and our health and strength will be in danger.
Whether it is the scorching sun, or the gusty winds, or the torrential rain does not matter to the farmers as they continue their farming activities unmindful of their impact on them.
Their frequent encounters with deadly and poisonous creatures on earth do not deter them from pursuing their routine work.
Farmers are known for their hard work and always in the care of their land that provide food to all.
Thiruvalluvar finds fault with idlers whom the Mother Earth will laugh at.
Subramaniya Bharathi appeals to every one of us to pray the farmers, and scold the idlers who are simply happy with partaking of food and enjoying their life.
He is also disgusted with wasting water on the weeds and serving the useless.
Farmers feed the entire mankind and they deserve a better deal from all concerned.
Let us pay rich tributes to them in this Farmers’ Day and make them happy!!!
108. 24/12/15.
You have explained the significance of ‘Milalad Un Nabi, being the holy day on which Prophet Muhammad was born.
Practicing his teachings provides moral and intellectual strength, and ensures peace and harmony to one and all.
That Pakistan hoists national flag on its monuments on the day shows how greatly the Prophet is revered by them.
People exchange greetings and gifts on the holy day and feed the poor.
Love for the poor is the key to heaven, so said the Prophet.
A happy Milad Un Nabi greetings to the brothers and sisters professing the divine religion!!!
109. 25/12/15
What a wonderful coincidence that you have got a View Score of 25 Thousands on this day of 25th,
for the 316 Posts you have made from the commencing day of your blog!
My Congratulations to you!!
And your ‘ Happy Christmas ‘, post is a fine read, as usual.
Peace and Harmony are the ultimate goals set by all the religions of the world, not excluding Christianity. Christmas is an occasion for merry- making the world over, and is a holy day to remember Jesus Christ.
And you have quoted H W Longfellow’s poem on the festivities associated with the occasion, like singing songs and repeating words to bring in peace on this earth and good- will to the mankind.
Peace and Poverty can never co- exist.
Similarly war and struggles destroy peace altogether.
Hence the religions call upon the haves to come to the rescue of the needy and fulfill their legitimate needs. Also, the religions appeal to the nations not to resort to wars, so that peace is maintained and welfare of the people is ensured.
As you have pointed out, this is a special month, in that all the important festivals of all the religions are celebrated with pomp and splendor, taking the people away from the drudgery of their everyday routines.
On this occasion, I join with you in wishing all the Christian brothers and
sisters a merry Christmas!!!
110.26/12/2015
Thiruvalluvar’s Wisdom on ‘ Charity ‘, in your post today through Envius Thoughts is great! That anything done in expectation of something in return is not charity at all is very clear.
Giving to the needy unasked for is a great virtue and a joy as well to the giver seeing the happy mood of the receiver that gets reflected in his face.
No other wealth is capable of ensuring future joy to the giver as charity is able to do it perfectly.
Many of us sympathize with the poor. But feeding them is more than our lip-service and is magical in that we may even forget to feel our hunger! Only the will power can make us do charitable service to the needy just as that will power that endures a saint in fasting.
If we are merely satisfied with our earning and saving for the future, it’s our ignorance that charity is a Bliss.
Thiruvalluvar goes to the extent of equating those not intent on helping others in need, to those begging for food.
The highlight of this chapter is Valluvar’s assertion that even death is sweet when compared with our not being able to help the needy due to our poverty!
And the comment of Subramania Bharathi that” If a single individual is to go without food, let us destroy the whole world ” shows that we should never allow anybody to go starving under any circumstance!!
Let us therefore make charity one of our virtuous and noble habits and be of helpful to those in need!!!
11.27/12/15.
Thank you very much for posting my views in response to your THOUGHTS.
With today’s post, you have in total covered 100 days of my sharing.
Believe it or not, the first thing I am anxiously browsing almost each day is your Envius Thoughts. And my enjoyment doesn’t stop with mere likes.
Restless I will be till I share them with my comments. It’s a sort of mental satisfaction I am deriving out of it.
Once again I thank you for the opportunity given to me and I expect to view your tomorrow’s post.
Good Night.
- 28/12/15
I am very much delighted to see you being honoured with the award of
‘Mozhiyaakkach Chemmal’ yesterday for your accomplishments in Translation.
My congratulations to you!
And now about your post on ‘Death- Permanent’.
If death happens to be impermanent, the already- burdened earth will no longer be able to bear with our abuse.
Whatever we have lost is retrievable with our efforts.
But death is not, as you have mentioned.
It arrives at the appointed time and our kith and kin will be busy preparing for our final journey towards the grave, the destination of one and all.
Here in the materialistic world we fight for our survival and the fittest survives.
But the means adopted very often are not fair enough to justify what we call success.
And the trials we undergo are innumerable while alive with intermittent happy occasions sandwiching them.
In the course of our sojourn here on this earth, we complete our duty towards our family members whatever be our role therein, and towards the society.
So to be relieved of all that’s characteristic of earthly life, we have the remedy in the Lord of Death that knocks our door quite unexpected and snatches our life that may seem otherwise abrupt-able.
The relatives and friends associated with the departed no doubt feel the loss of life.
For the dead it’s a permanent relief that we need not mourn but happily send them off.
Let us develop this attitude towards life and death and face them without grudges!
- 29/12/15.
Your post through Valluvar’s voice on
‘Renown ‘ is eloquent on the efficacy of name, fame, and renown one can be credited with.
The world talks tall about those noble minds that help the needy.
Only their life is full of joy and peace and their fame is as permanent as the shining sun we witness every day.
They are indeed blessed in heaven too.
Our wealth may get dwindled due to our service to the needy.
But name and fame increases even after our death.
Only we are to blame for our inability to earn name, fame, and renown.
Sans these attributes, even the earth feels ashamed. The yield of crops too gets shrunk to our dismay.
Only those who live with fame without abuse or disgrace are considered as living.
Others are better not born at all.
Let us not be an object of disgrace, but be performers of good deeds, and earn the righteous wealth of fame, name, and renown for ourselves!
114.30/12/15.
The voice of Valluvar on ‘ Compassion ‘ through your post this day pleads for the wealth of compassion with all of us.
Compassion is rated as the best of all virtues and no evils or sorrows or misery can approach the compassionate.
For the noble, wealth is but compassion, while it’s merely monetary worth for the loafers who discard values, as they know not that a righteous way of life must be the all- important goal in one’s life.
We can to some extent digest the fact that due to poverty the poor people lead a miserable life.
But the wealthy yet merciless have no place in heaven. There is no justification for this.
A person lacking in compassion is well compared to a dullard who is incapable of understanding literary works.
A person without compassion can take pride in confronting those who are poor and weak.
But he forgets the truth that he is at the risk of being attacked by a person stronger than himself.
Considering these aspects, let compassion be our password for entry into a meaningful life!
115. 1/1/2016
Your New Year Welcome Poem is a fine read.
And your title- ‘Hearty Welcome To Twenty Sixteen’ follows the yesterday’s pattern with first letters of all the lines in the poem forming the title.
Most of us revel ourselves in taking New Year resolutions at the start.
But many of us care not for the execution.
Ritualistic has become the norm rather than the exception.
Whatever it be,
Let us be serious in following our routines with determination and concentrate on the end- result without giving any room for the slip in between.
Let us not be so selfish to the extent of neglecting those who are really in need of our contribution.
Let us do good deeds and never harm others just as we do not relish any harm from others.
Let us stand for the good virtues and try to free us from all the vices on the earth.
Let me wish, along with you, a happy and healthy New Year to all, fulfilling their legitimate aspirations with the grace and blessings of the all- powerful Almighty, and spreading peace and harmony everywhere to the exclusion of wars and struggles!!!
Let the New Year be natural calamity- free for we have had enough of its destruction in the year just gone by!!!
116.2/1/16.
The WordPress Review of your Envius Thoughts-2015 is comprehensive and exhaustive with statistics supporting your blog activity in full measure.
My congratulations to you!.
That the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House with a capacity of 2700 people would have been a witness to 9 sold-out performances for your 25000 viewers during the year under review speaks volumes on the reception your Thoughts got!
That you’ve uploaded 320 Posts with 312 Pictures taking 163 MB is indicative of the quantum of laborious work involved in making your blog informative and attractive to the viewers across the world!!
That your blog on the 20th of August, 2015, titled,
“A precious gem is gone “, had a tally of 237 viewers’ shows how much you were attached with your better- half!!!
That the Best Day was Sunday having seen 55 Posts in all reveals how special your posts were during those days in particular!!!!
That the most commented post was “My Tryst with Life Insurance Corporation of India”, expresses in clear terms your sincerity, dedication, and involvement with which you have gracefully led the Corporation in whatever roles you were assigned with!!!!!
I wish, you beat your last year permanence with something new and additional in the year just started!!!!!!
117. 3/1/2016.
A very fine presentation- that’s the Paper you’ve submitted on the auspices of the Tenth International Writers Festival in Thiruvananthapuram on the 27th and 28th of Dec, 2014.
You have traced the growth of languages with the growth of human beings.
A language being a medium of communication has crossed many milestones and the process of Evolution has rendered the languages in their present form.
As you rightly submitted, a language reflects the society and it is for anyone to understand the culture associated with the society.
It’s an absolute fact that languages go on growing uninterrupted. And you have qualified that statement like this:
” None can say thus far and no further “.
Apart from the forms of language like prose, poetry, and drama, now another branch, namely Trans-creation is fast developing.
Translation Literature is concerned with translating a literary work in a language in other languages to benefit those not familiar with the language in which the original creation was made.
Your observation ” Why this translation work, we can as well go in for our own fresh creation “, reveals how difficult it is to translate a piece of work without moving away from the spirit of the original author, as it is considered more important than the words chosen in translation.
That a translator is in need to be fair to the original author and his work cannot be denied.
He must have read the original work very thoroughly and be familiar with the concept sought to be brought forth.
He must also be careful to render it in a simple and straight language, avoiding exaggeration so that the charm intended by the original author is not lost.
You have quoted Subramaniya Bharathiar thus:
” There is no glory in talking about our work within ourselves.
If it is really masterly, scholars of other countries should acknowledge and respect “.
Keeping with this in view and also considering your passion for translation, you’ve rightly embarked upon this branch of language, of course in addition to many of your original creations in Tamil and English, receiving many prestigious awards on various occasions!
You can really render justice to translation as it’s a thrilling work and an exciting pastime for you, for anything done with self- imposed interest culminates in an extraordinary execution!
More potential is there with you and the reception you get will come in handy to extract or rather bring it outside to be of enjoyment to others!!!
All the best to you!
118. 4/1/16.
Your appeal in the blog:
” Brought In By Us And God “, calls for the peace and poise to be with us.
Ups and downs mark our everyday life.
We heartily welcome joy and happiness and enjoy our life.
But as for our sorrows, many of them are our own making.
And we have to own responsibility for this and try to overcome them with the God- given willpower and reverse them.
Many others may not be due to our faults but disturb us unsolicited.
They are the ways of the Almighty and we need to boldly face them, again with the willpower granted by the Super Power.
It’s necessary for us to tune our mind to accept extremes and to learn to remain with equanimity to deal with positives and negatives accordingly.
Let us enjoy Love by raising the building of life with Faith as the strong foundation and live with Ease, facing the world with determination!!!
119. 5/1/16.
“All I Need To Practice ” post under your Envius Thoughts today is surely timely, as many things are sought to be brought unnecessarily under the banner of religions and a balance must be maintained to keep the morale of religions intact.
What particular religious faith we follow is insignificant inasmuch as we deal with our brethren with a humane approach.
All religions appeal to the followers to maintain peace, and shower love not only as between the human beings but towards all living beings.
They want us to help others in need in whatever way it’s possible for us to do so.
Harming others is prohibited and we need to treat everyone with kindness.
No one is a foe and it’s incumbent on us to be friendly with all, as it costs nothing.
Rather it helps us when we are in trouble.
That is not to say that we extend our helping hand in anticipation of some favor in return.
The fact is that no one can be independent of the other.
We are dependent on others in one way or the other.
There need not be any difference of opinion in practice of religions.
We are at liberty to owe allegiance to any religion, but we must learn to appreciate our friends following a religion different from ours.
The feeling of oneness will go a long way in creating a congenial atmosphere and make us coexist without any detriment to others.
Let us concern ourselves more with following good attributes rather than with following any religion, as all religions lead to the same destination, namely peace in our midst!
- 6/1/2016.
Yes, your post AS IF TO……is funny and meaningful.
The trees in the deep forest,
The stars in the vast sky,
The fishes in the deep and broad sea, and
The grains of sand in the ocean———–
All are the manifestations of Nature.
Delightful we can be, enjoying the nature for what it’s.
But we cannot conquer Nature for it is a riddle defying our efforts.
We need to move along the path shown by nature and happily coexist with it.
Peace and Prosperity on the other hand are within our reach provided the whole mankind is determined to make this earth free from the onslaught of all negative qualities.
May seem Utopian on the face of it!
But, if each individual fixes this as a goal and strives to reach it, it’s possible that we all happily set foot on a peaceful and prosperous earth!!
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