தம்ப்பால் விழைவு ஒருவர்க்கு ஆகும் பொழுது
நம்பால் விழைவு அவர் நம் விழைவு அது.
Tampāl vizhaiv oruvarku āgum pozhutu
nampāl vizhaiv avar nam vizhaiv adu.
When one person's desire moves toward another, that person's desire moves back — and that return is itself the desire's fulfilment.
Thiruvalluvar ends his 1,330-couplet masterwork here: with mutual longing as the completion of everything. The last word of the Kural is on love. What does that tell you about the order of priorities in a well-lived life?
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