Thought for the Day

By JRL on December 27, 2004 10:19 AM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks
The world goes on because civilized men exist. Without them it would collapse into mere dust. Though their minds are as sharp as a rasp, Men without human decency are as wooden as a tree. -Tirukkural 100:997-8

Excerpted from the Tirukkural, translated by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. Copyright Himalayan Academy Publications, www.himalayanacademy.com.

Categories:

Tags:

Share on Facebook

No TrackBacks

TrackBack URL: http://www.radicaldruid.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-t.cgi/12596

Leave a comment

Recent Entries

Just Fine
Ain't got no message I'm trying to get throughGot no agenda, and nothing to proveJust trying to breathe as the...…
By JRL | Comments (0)
The Wedding Singer
OK, so I play a lot of weddings.  And invariably, the wedding organizers will request that the band play a...…
By JRL | Comments (0)
Reflections of a Twentieth Century Bard
After the "Song of Amergin" I have been a fly on the wall of a corporate meeting I have...…
By JRL | Comments (0)