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Chapter 34: நிலையாமை

On Virtue Ascetic Virtue Chapter 34

Kural 337

நிலையாமை

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திருக்குறள்

ஒருபொழுதும் வாழ்வது அறியார் கருதுப கோடியும் அல்ல பல.

Orupozhudhum Vaazhvadhu Ariyaar Karudhupa Kotiyum Alla Pala

“Man knows not his next moment On crores of things he is intent”

Who know not if their happy lives shall last the day,In fancies infinite beguile the hours away

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Kural #337

The Golden Moment

The story illustrates how being preoccupied with future possibilities causes one to miss the reality of the present moment. Innumerable are the thoughts which occupy the mind of (the unwise), who know not that they shall live another moment

8–14 yr 2 min