यदमी दशना दशति रसना तत्वादमनुसरति।
प्रकृतिरियं विमलानां क्लिश्यन्ति यदन्यकार्येषु॥
सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागारे॥
yadamī daśanā daśati rasanā tatvādamanusarati|
prakṛtiriyaṁ vimalānāṁ kliśyanti yadanyakāryeṣu||
subhāṣitaratnabhāṇḍāgāre||
Another very nice reminder, worth pondering..
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These teeth bite chew and toil hard with food, but the tongue enjoys the taste.
Indeed, the innocent and noble people work hard throughout their life. That is their inherent nature.
And that hard work gives advantage only for others.
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It is so plain and apparent.
The labourer works hard, not exactly for himself.
He does not receive the rewards even partially.
However, the fruits of such labour go to nourish others, many of them very lazy and pleasure loving.
(Perhaps, it is from this line of thinking that ideologies like socialism and communism originated.)
However, if the persons who undertake the real toil slacken their verve, the suffering would visit the others too.
Yes, the real purpose of life seems to be that people should live and work for the benefit of all, should live without much selfish expectations, and must feel happy that such life adds some worth in the lives of others too.
Maybe some reward might come in the end.
However, the greatest reward is the happiness one can see in others.
There is another saying about the relation between the tongue and the teeth. This relates to the tendency of the tongue to wag itself incessantly using dirty words. When it comes to punishment, it is for the teeth to receive thrashes .
Regards and wishes for a nice day ahead
k v ananthanarayanan
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