On Virtue › Ascetic Virtue › Chapter 31
வெகுளாமை
திருக்குறள்
தன்னைத்தான் காக்கின் சினங்காக்க காவாக்கால் தன்னையே கொல்லுஞ் சினம். Thannaiththaan Kaakkin Sinangaakka Kaavaakkaal Thannaiye Kollunj Chinam
“Thyself to save, from wrath away! If not thyself the wrath will slay”
If thou would'st guard thyself, guard against wrath alway;'Gainst wrath who guards not, him his wrath shall slayStory adaptations
The story illustrates how uncontrolled anger acts as a self-destructive force, mirroring the Kural's warning that anger kills the person who harbors it. If a man would guard himself, let him guard against anger; if he do not guard it, anger will kill him
In a peaceful village lived a young boy named Kavin. Kavin was bright and energetic, but he had one major flaw: a very short temper. Whenever things didn't go his way, Kavin would lose control. He wou…