AN INTRODUCTION TO
THE STUDY OF TIRUVALLUVAR
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A Lecture by Prof.Avvai Duraisami Pillai
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Part – 13
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இன்சொலால் ஈரம்அளைஇப் படிறு இலவாம்
செம்பொருள் கண்டார் வாய்ச்சொல் (14 )
Speaking always kind and pleasant words born of humility, not only serves as an ornament but protects one from falling a prey to indigence which produces misery.
துன்புறுஉம் துவ்வாமை இல்லாகும் யார்மாட்டும்
இன்புறூஉம் இன்சொலவர்க்கு (15)
It helps every man to maintain friendly rela¬tion with all. The next allied Aram that brings an individual into the fold of the society is his gratefulness to the help and assistance he receives from others. As every human being is inter¬dependent, helping and being helped by others are not infrequent. Some of the helps received might have been done without any expectation of return, some may be in times of need and some might have been without any thought of its high value. Even when the help done is as small as millet’s seed, wise men who realise the fruits of the act, will only think of the benefit derived by such help and be grateful. The. true value of the help received does not lie in its quantity; but it depends entirely upon the worth and quality of the person who receives it.
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