Quote of the week:
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Thannuyir polae thanakkazhi vennum
piranuyir thannaiyum kanithhal;
mannuyir ellan kadavulin vadivam
kadavulin makkalen runardhal;
innameyng nanath thunivinai matraang
gizhipadu poar,kolai thandam
pinniyae kidakkum arasiya ladhanir
pinaithidath thuninthanai, peruman.
- Bharathiar
[Than - me; uyir - life; polae - like; thanaku - one's self;
azhivu - destroy; pira - other; kaniththal - consider; mann - world;
kadavul - God; vadivam - form; makkal - people; unardhal - realize;
innam - like this; mey - truth; gnanam - wisdom; thunivu - boldness;
poar - war; kolai - murder; pinni - woven; arasiyal - politics;
pinaithida - to combine; thunintha - started boldly ; peruman - great
man]
[(In praise of Mahathma Gandhi) You considered even an enemy as
yourself; you saw every living thing in this world as God's form. You
boldly initiated practising truth amidst disputes & murder inter-woven
politics. You are a great man !!!]
{In rememberance of Gandhi on this Martyr's day (Jan. 30). }
Kural of the week:
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Anbin vazhiyadhu uyirnilai akthlaarkku
enbuthoal poartha udambu.
[Anbu - Love or kindness; vazhi - path; uyir - life; nilai -
state; akthilaar - those without love; enbu - bone; thoal - skin;
poartha - covered; udambu - body]
[Love or kindness is the life in a body. Those who donot have
kindness, are like bodies where mere skin covers bones, without life.]
Do you know ?
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"Lighter animals have more power for each pound of weight than
heavier ones.
A human being can maintain a maximum mechanical power output
of only about 1/200th that of an engine of the same weight. Begin with
a 450-pound horse power, which has 1 horsepower. Now reduce the
weight of the animal. For every 50% reduction of weight, it is found
that the power available for work diminishes by only 40%. When you are
down to less than an ounce, 4000 mice weigh the same as man with 9
times total power."
- From "Dance for two" by Alan Lightman
{So, next time you see a thin person, do not underestimate his
power. ;-) Lighter beings have more power. - Anbu.}
Site of the week:
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Do you remember your childhood days, reading story books ? It is
true that 'it is never late for a happy childhood'. Now also u can read
inspiring biographies of great Indians from this week's site - that too
in Amar Chitra Katha form at
http://freeindia.org/ack/
Also their parent site (http://www.freeindia.org) archives a good
collection on India, with views from Rolland, Mark Twain, Will Durant,
Einstein on India. As you read the contents of this site, you will be
more proud of India.
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The answers are already within us.
Good luck matches them with corresponding questions.
The writings and the translations were made with the little knowledge, I had then and hence may not be exact.
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