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Today · Thirukkural · verse 247 · Mindset
அருளில்லார்க்கு அவ்வுலகம் இல்லை பொருளில்லார்க்கு இவ்வுலகம் இல்லாகி யாங்கு.
Arulilaarkku avvulakam illai porulilaarkku / Ivvulakam illaakai yaangu.
For those without compassion, the world beyond does not exist. For those without means, this world becomes as nothing. So how can they stand?
Compassion and sufficiency are not luxuries the soul can survive without—they are the twin supports of a livable existence, inner and outer. A life stripped of both is merely the shadow of living.
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