INTRODUCTION TO
THE STUDY OF TIRUVALLUVAR
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A Lecture by Prof.Avvai Duraisami Pillai
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Part – 73
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Separation from friends is indeed painful but Valluvar declares that it is exceedingly pleasant when we part with the friendship of fools once for all.
பெரிதினிது பேதையார் கேண்மை பிரிவின்கண்
பீழை தருவதொன்று இல் (73)
Among our friends there are some who fail to realise the lack of their knowledge and attainments whose imperfection is deliberate but think very highly of themselves This silly assumption is called Venmai (வெண்மை) in Tamil and it discredits their true wisdom.
வெண்மை எனப்படுவது யாதெனின் ஒண்மை
யுடையம்யாம் என்னும் செருக்கு (74)
This foolish arrogance renders them incorrigible and incapacitates them to accept either the advice of wise men or to understand things themselves.
There is also a tendency among some of our friends to contradict consciously or unconsciously whatever is said or suggested. This is called Igal (இகல்) in Tamil. In some it appears to be an intrinsic disease causing antagonism among all. If it is allowed to develop, the consequence will be painful misery and helplessness. The person who is prone to this evil of promoting feelings of antagonism loses clearness of intellectual vision and fails to discover truth.
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