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Chapter 129: புணர்ச்சி விதும்பல்

On Love Married Love Chapter 129

Kural 1285

புணர்ச்சி விதும்பல்

Position 5/10

திருக்குறள்

எழுதுங்கால் கோல்காணாக் கண்ணேபோல் கொண்கன் பழிகாணேன் கண்ட இடத்து.

Ezhudhungaal Kolkaanaak Kannepol Konkan Pazhikaanen Kanta Itaththu

“When close I see not lord's blemish Like eyes that see not painter's brush”

The eye sees not the rod that paints it; nor can ISee any fault, when I behold my husband nigh

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Kural #1285

The Invisible Pencil

The story illustrates the Kural's metaphor: just as the eye sees the art but not the tool that created it, deep love makes one overlook the flaws of a partner. Like the eyes which see not the pencil that paints it, I cannot see my husband's fault (just) when I meet him

6–10 yr 1 min