2020-11-04
My 10-year old and I have been reading one kural a day (from Thirukkural, a set of poems about life) for almost 200 days running now. Some very interesting stories and discussions have come out of that. I am sharing some of them with you. Hope you find it useful.
குறள் 223:
இலனென்னும் எவ்வம் உரையாமை ஈதல்
குலனுடையான் கண்ணே யுள.
Me: “Thiruvalluvar in kural #223 says that you should never say ‘I’ve nothing’, particularly when someone asks for help.”
10-year-old: “When I have 3 pencils and 2 kids have already borrowed 2 pencils. I have nothing, but my own, to give away. What do I do?”
Me: “Recall what they tell you in an airplane. Put on an oxygen mask yourself before helping others. Why do they tell you to do that?”
10-year-old: “If I wear my mask first, then I will be fit enough to help the next person. I may even proceed to help another person after that.”
The entire series is here - https://balaramadurai.net/series/thirukkural-tales
Source for the kural: https://www.ytamizh.com/thirukural/kural-223/
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Dr. Bala Ramadurai
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Dr. Bala Ramadurai is an author, consultant and professor. He has authored a book on Design Thinking called Karmic Design Thinking. He has 3 patents to his credit and 10+ publications in international research journals. He co-founded TRIZ Innovation India and is an Adjunct Professor at Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, India. He is a professor at National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning. About me
