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Think or sink!

A proverb a day to brighten the day!

352a. Sich verändern. Ihr Vermögen wird sich ändern.
352b. Change yourself. Your fortune will change itself.

Every Action produces a Reaction.
The Reaction is called as Consequence.
The Result is called as ( Good or Bad) Fortune.
Change the Action to change the Reaction and your Fortune.

footnotes:
Verändern = Change
Sich = yourself.
Ihr = Your
Vermögen = fortune
wird = will
ändern = change
sich = itself.
 

A proverb a day to brighten the day!

353a.
Wände haben Ohren!
Windows hat Augen!

353b.
Walls have ears!
Windows have eyes!

I used to live in a small apartment complex with 100 flats and ~500 occupants

I can imagine one or more pairs of ears behind every wall,
and one or more pairs of eyes behind every curtain in the window.
Everyone was always under everyone else's microscope. Busy Bodies!!

One couple used to quarrel every night in Hindi - so that no one can understand them.
Nice idea but not a very bright one!!
Everyone still knew that they WERE quarreling in a 'foreign' language! Right?

footnotes:
Wände = Walls
haben = have
Ohren! = ears!
Windows = Windows
hat = have
Augen! = eyes!
 

தக்க காண்டம்



துய்யதோர் மறைக ளாலும் துதித்திடற் கரிய செவ்வேள்
செய்ய பே ரடிகள் வாழ்க சேவலும் மயிலும் வாழ்க
வெய்ய சூர் மார்பு கீண்ட வேற்படை வாழ்க அன்னான்
பொய்யில் சீர் அடியார் வாழ்க வாழ்க இப்புவனம் எல்லாம்.

 
அவரவர் வீடு! அவரவர் பாடு!

நாரணன் கேட்டான் ஒரு நன்னாளில்
நாரத முனியிடம் இந்தக் கேள்வியை.

"மாற்றினேன் சுதர்சனத்தைக் கோளமாக!
மாறிய மனித இனத்தின் மேல் ஏவினேன்!

'கோவிட்' என்பது கூட 'கோவிந்த்'தின் மரூஉ.
ஏவிய பின் நடந்தது என்ன எனக் கூறுவீர் " என

கூறினார் நாரதர் தான் கண்ட விவரங்களை.
"மாறி விடவில்லை மனித இனம் மிகையாக.

ஓடி ஆடித் திரிந்தவர்கள் பலர் இன்று அஞ்சி,
ஓய்ந்து, சோர்ந்து, தம் இல்லங்களில் சிறை!

பணி புரிகின்றனர் அவரவர் இல்லங்களில்;
பாடம் படிக்கின்றனர் அவரவர் இல்லங்களில்.

பாடி ஒளி பரப்புகின்றனர் வீட்டில் இருந்தே!
ஆடி ஒளி பரப்புகின்றனர் வீட்டில் இருந்தே!

கண்டும், கேட்டும் மகிழ்கின்றார்கள் உலக மக்கள்
குட்டித் திரையிலோ அல்லது பெரிய திரையிலோ!

'டும்! டும்!' திருமணம் மாறிவிட்டது இன்று - ஒரு
'ஃ ஜூம்! ஃ ஜூம்!' காணொளித் திருமணமாக.

பந்தல் இல்லை, பந்தி இல்லை, செலவில்லை;
பார்ட்டியும், விருந்தும் அவவரர் இல்லங்களில்.

கற்றுக் கொண்டு விட்டது உலகம் - ஊர்
சுற்றாமலேயே காரியத்தை சாதிப்பதற்கு!

குறைத்து விட்டீர் பூமி பாரத்தை மிகவும்;
நிறைத்து விட்டீர் தூய பஞ்ச பூதங்களால்.

திருந்திய மனிதர்கள் என்றும் மறந்தும் கூட
புரியக் கூடாது மீண்டும் அதே தவறுகளை.

சாம, தான, பேத, தண்டப் பிரயோகங்களில்
சமம் ஆக வேறு யார் உள்ளார் தங்களுக்கு?"

வாழ்க வளமுடன்! வாழ்க நலமுடன்!
உங்கள் உண்மையுள்ள,
விசாலாக்ஷி ரமணி

P.S
A request to the readers of this thread. 🙏
I am not in any social media but I want this message to reach as many people as possible.
So kindly share this in your social network so that mankind will refrain from repeating its mistake.
Thank you in advance! 🙏
 
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A proverb a day to brighten the day!


354a. Ersparen Sie die Stange und verwöhnen Sie das Kind.

354b. You spare the rod and you spoil the child.


Everything has both the merits and defects - including spanking the kids.
Kids do not know the right from the wrong.
So it is duty of the elders in the house to teach them the value of values.

Some kids listen and obey inherently.
Some others need some incentive to do so.
Some others fear discrimination from the other kids and hence obey.

The toughest kids who do not bend to any of the above treatment of
(SAma, DhAna and BEdham ) will have to learn in the hard way by getting beaten or spanked.

But too much beating and spanking will make them indifferent to punishment. So we must talk about beating and spanking without actually doing those - just to keep the fear of punishment alive!

Sounds complicated? Well, human relationship is complicated!

If anyone raises a hand on a child where we live now, the child will immediately report to the authorities to teach that person the right and the wrong about the Rights of the Kids!

footnotes:-
Sie = You
Ersparen = spare
die = the
Stange = rod / pole
und = and
Sie = you
verwöhnen = spoil
das = the
Kind = child.
 

A proverb a day to brighten the day!

355a. Jeder Vogel muss seine eigenen Eier schlüpfen.
355b. Every bird must hatch its own eggs.

Everyone must bear his burden.
Everyone must do his duty.

Everyone must pay his dues.
Everyone must do good to others.

Some people pass on their responsibilities to the others.
Some never hesitate to reap the benefits of the labor of the others.

footnotes:
Jeder = Every
Vogel = bird
muss = must
schlüpfen = hatch
seine = its
eigenen = own
Eier = eggs.
 
The Invisible Grinding Wheels.

Man seems to possess many hidden grinding wheels inside his body.
These keep on rotating and demanding something for grinding all the time.

One who has the grinding wheel in his teeth, needs something to eat, whenever he is awake.
One who has the grinding wheel in his mouth, needs to say something, whenever he is awake.

One who has the grinding wheel in his eyes, needs something to watch, whenever he is awake.
One who has the grinding wheel in his ears, needs something to hear whenever he is awake.

One who has the grinding wheel in his legs, needs to go somewhere, whenever he is awake.
One who has the grinding wheel in his hands, needs to meddle with something, whenever he is awake.

One who has the grinding wheel in his mind, need something to think about whenever he is awake.
One who has the grinding wheel in his brain needs something to learn whenever he is awake.

Know your own hidden grinding wheels.
Explore carefully their defects and merits.

Do these wheels make you grow and glow intellectually / physically / emotionally?
Do they simply while away all your valuable time in worthless pursuits and useless actions?
 

A proverb a day to brighten the day!

356a.
Vergangenheit ist eine Geschichte.
Zukunft ist ein Rätsel.
Gegenwart ist ein Geschenk

356b.
Past is a history.
Future is a mystery.
Present is a gift

footnotes:-
Vergangenheit = Past
ist = is
eine = a
Geschichte = history.
Zukunft = Future
ist = is
ein = a
Rätsel = mystery.
Gegenwart = Present
ist = is
ein = a
Geschenk = Present (gift)
 
Nothing is absolute! Everything is relative!

In Nature everything is relative. Nothing is really absolute. It is the principle of the Two Parallel Lines of different lengths ( iru kOdugaL). The line which was originally considered Big becomes smaller when another longer line is drawn by its side. The same with every experience in our life.

So is the credit one receives for one's merits and achievements. If the person is considered unimportant,
and harmless, everything he does and says also becomes unimportant. If the person is considered important or influential, everything he does and says is celebrated with great enthusiasm.

To one who knows his own worth none of these really matter. He will keep his eyes focused on the distant aim of his life and keep moving towards it relentlessly - unaffected by the good or reception it gets from the people around him.

Every success has a 'tapasya' ( an unmitigated hard work ) as its unshakable solid foundation.
 

A proverb a day to brighten the day!

357a. Weihnachten kommt nur einmal im Jahr.
357b. Christmas comes but once in a year.

As kids we wished to have birthday everyday (without growing older!)
and for the festivals during which we will get new clothes and sweets.

But everyday can't be one's birthday. It is just the birth of that day!
Festivals are few and far between in an year.

Maybe if we have them everyday, we would
get used to them and all their charm will vanish.

An interval, a temporary suspension, a brief interruption only makes the joy more.

footnotes:-
Weihnachten = Christmas
kommt = comes
nur = only
einmal = once
im Jahr = in a year.
 
Whats app and close up of the ear! :)

People want to use the Whats app with the video facility.
Cool scheme since it allows you to see your chat companion.
Often it ends up becoming a scary closeup of a giant sized ear!

People who are hearing impaired need speakers in their ears or in their phone.
But they are too shy to use either of these and want to behave like normal people.

The result.... ???
Scary close up of the giant sized ears - which keep growing as long as we live. :)

The other group of people are those with normal hearing - but determined to make everyone else deaf in the long run, slowly but steadily!

They make all kinds of noises ( white/ black/ blue / red) during the chat.
The microphone does not differentiate the human voice from noise.
It magnifies every sound equally without any partiality.

When the choice boils down to Quantity VS Quality,
I would always choose Quality over Quantity.

Half a cup of good smart coffee is always better than
half a jug full of coffee-flavored-chudu-thaNNi! :)
 

A proverb a day to brighten the day!


358a. Wie der König ist, so sind seine Untertanen!
358b. As the king is, so his subjects are!

The body follows the head wherever it goes.
The body obeys the thoughts formed in the head.

The citizens follow their head - The King!
If the King is corrupt, so will his subjects become.

footnotes:-
Wie = As
der = the
König = king
ist = is,
so = so
sind = are
seine = his
Untertanen = subjects.
 
The wisdom of the elders.

When as kids, we used to make any BIG plans for the next day or for anytime in the future,
my father and grandfather used to say " pizhaithuk kidanthaal paarkkalaam"

In those days people realized that Human Life is Ephemeral and not Eternal.
Such expressions kept reminding people about the uncertainty of human life.

In fact the only thing that is certain about Human Life is that it is uncertain.

Such daily reminders kept people at bay from becoming overly greedy and
amassing wealth at the expense of true values and by other unjust means.

The other expression often used was "kaalaa kaalathil seyya veNdum"
There is a time and place for everything and we must adhere to it.
These may sound simple but hold deep meaning in them.

People stay awake and go to bed past midnight. People sleep on till mid day or even past mid day.
While visiting a relative, I was shocked to learn that her daughter of marriageable age was sleeping till 1 P.M. What was more shocking is that the mother felt very proud about the fact.

I myself have never slept until sunrise. Morning time is the best to learn, to practice yoga, go for long walks and practically for doing anything and everything.

Already man wastes one third of his life sleeping ( assuming that he sleeps for ONLY 8 hour per day)
Some spend half their life in sleeping and the other half in cooking and eating. "Why would anyone want to do anything more than the barest minimum needed to survive?" is their question.

அரியது கேட்கின் வரிவடி வேலோய்
அரிதரிது மானிடர் ஆதல் அரிது

மானிடர் ஆயினும் கூன்குருடு செவிடு
பேடு நீங்கிப் பிறத்தல் அரிது

பேடு நீங்கிப் பிறந்த காலையும்
ஞானமும் கல்வியும் நயத்தல் அரிது

ஞானமும் கல்வியும் நயந்த காலையும்
தானமும் தவமும் தான்செயல் அரிது

தானமும் தவமும் தான்செய்வ ராயின்
வானவர் நாடு வழிதிறந் திடுமே. 🙏

[ ஔவையார் ]
 

A proverb a day to brighten the day!


359a. Zu viel von irgendetwas ist zu gut für nichts.
359b. Too much of anything is too good for nothing.

Too much pampering makes the children naughty.
Too much beauty makes a young girl very haughty.

Too much money corrupts the rich traders.
Too much power corrupts the leaders.

Too much freedom ruins the young men.
Too much control cripples young women.

Too much food makes people heavy.
Too much sleeps makes people lazy.

Everything in its limits is the best for all.

footnotes:
Zu = Too
viel = much
von = of
irgendetwas = anything
ist = is
zu = too
gut = good
für = for
nichts = nothing.
 
Research in Reels of the past.

Everyone would have a favorite song / movie/ scene in a movie / story.
But what to say of one who goes back to the same thing everyday?

"kaathalikka neram illai" was a super-hit movie no doubt.
Also it was filmed where we used to live before 1990.

But seeing the same movie in Tamil, in Telugu, in Hindi
and in every language it was made...!!!! :(

If there is an award for doing research in movies
I can recommend someone I know very well! :)
 

A proverb a day to brighten the day!


360a. Einem Mann mit einer fetten Geldtasche fehlen niemals Gefährten
360b. A man with a fat money bag never lacks companions

Prosperity gains many friends and adversity tests their loyalty and sincerity!
In adversity many 'friends' disappear faster than the rats deserting a sinking ship!

footnotes:-
Einem = A
Mann = man
mit = with
einer = a
fetten = fat
Geldtasche = purse
niemals = never (has)
Gefährten = companions
fehlen = absent.

I can't believe that I started posting proverb in German 360 days ago!
How Time seems to fly on wings! Time and Money have invisible wings. :)
 

DAISY​


DAISY stands for Innocence, Loyal Love and Purity.
It further promises, ” I’ll Never Tell!”

 
"Why marry?" VS "Why not marry?"

One of my friend's son kept postponing his marriage. He liked his bachelor's freedom and did not want to be burdened with a wife and a family to take care of.

He was a good Table Tennis player. All his free time was spent in his favorite sport. But one day he fell down and broke his knee very badly. "No Table Tennis!" for a long long time, as per the doctor's advice.

Suddenly he felt he was all alone in the world. He did not know what to do with himself and his free time - hanging so heavily on him.

The one day he got a brain wave."Why not marry? I will have some to talk to, something to do and some one to love!"

So his chronic rebellious question "Why marry" now changed to "Why not marry?"

Here any intimacy between persons not living in the same house is forbidden ( Thanks to Corona and COVID ). So all the happy bachelors who were painting their city red are now all alone and depressed.

Marriage was declared as a Dying Institution. There may be deviations from the established concept of a Marriage. But no one can do away with marriage - since it is nothing but a Moral Traffic Regulation.
If you can do away with The Traffic Regulations, then you may be able to do away with Marriage as well!

What causes Loneliness, Depression, Dejection, Anger and Outbursts among the youngsters? Ponder!

As told by Socrates, “By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.”
 

A proverb a day to brighten the day!

361a.
Ein wenig Wissen ist keine wirklich gefährliche Sache - es sei denn,
die Person verwechselt es mit einem großen Wissen.

361b.
A little knowledge is not a really dangerous thing -
unless the person mistakes it for a great knowledge.

Empty vessels make the most noise. Empty barrels make the most noise.
The misinformed is the most anxious to enlighten the uninformed!

Little knowledge is NOT a dangerous thing unless
the owner of that knowledge imagines it to be a lot.

footnotes:
Ein = A
wenig = little
Wissen = knowledge
ist = is
keine = not
wirklich = really
gefährliche = dangerous
Sache = thing
es sei denn = unless / until when
die = the
Person = person
verwechselt = confuses
es = it
mit = with
einem = a
großen = great
Wissen = wisdom.
 
One day during my evening walk, I heard a very loud noise - as if a helicopter was taking off.
But since it seemed to run along the streets, my curiosity was aroused.
Then I saw a tall man siting on a tiny scooter built for a kid riding at full speed through the streets.
Instantly I burst out laughing. The reason...???
I could now imagine How Lord GaNEs'a would have looked when He sat on His vAhanam 'moonjooru'.
 

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