நயந்தவர் நல்காமை சொல்லும் மனத்துள்
புகைந்தவர் வாழ்க்கை நிலை.
Nayandavar nalkāmai collum maṉattūl
pugaindavar vāzhkkai nilai.
The smouldering state of those whose hearts have been refused tells the story of longing without fulfilment.
Thiruvalluvar's last section is on love — not as achievement but as vulnerability. Is there a longing in your life that you have been rationalising away rather than acknowledging? Joy sometimes lives on the other side of honest admission.
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