Anger not only destroys those whom it affects, like fire, but it will also burn Those kindred souls, who step in to help as a raft towards salvation.The figure of speech used in this Kural is "Eaekadaesa uruvaham" or mixed metaphor'. The interpretation adopted in the translation is based on Kalingar's. Parimelalagar also refers to the crossing of the sea of births, side by side with the fire of anger.The...
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Anger can be productive of evil only and is, therefore, best eschewed. Parimelalagar would explain the phrase 'Yaar maatum' as covering the three classes 'Valiyaar' (superiors) 'Opaar' (equals) & 'Meliyaar' (inferiors). Anger is a vice which is bad in itself, irrespective of other external circumstances of its origin and destination. It is also productive of further evil. That is why Seneca said 'If...
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ANGERING THE DRAGON: China accuses the Dalai Lama of harming its ties with India.Copyright...
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you would protect yourself, guard against your own anger; For, anger not controlled would lead to self-destruction.It is self-protection to control one's anger, as uncontrolled anger can lead ultimately to self-destruction. The word 'Kollum' (would kill), according to Parimelalagar, is used by the poet in the sense of bringing in its wake, incalculable harm. It is said that the proud man offends God,...
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S.H. Patel, veteran advocate and former principal of the R.L. Law College has called upon people handle anger better and develop patience and endurance. Several crimes were committed in a fit of anger, without any awareness of the consequences it could have. People need to learn to laugh off an issue, he said.Inaugurating the Rashtriya Kanunu Saksharatha Dinacharane (legal literacy day) celebrations...
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wasArianna Huffington went on MSNBC’s Countdown to discuss a new report from the Anti-Defamation League on anti-government rage, that calls Glenn Beck the “Fearmonger-in-Chief.”calls Beck “the most important mainstream media figure who has repeatedly helped stoke the fires of anti-government anger.”Arianna argued that although Beck may not be legally liable, he is “morally liable” for the violence...
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According to a new study, the stress of dealing with petty officesquabbles, as well as hiring and firing employees, can easily turn even the mostmild- mannered manager into a firing dragon, reports The Scotsman.The research, conducted by academics at the University of Toronto, alsopinpoints that stress caused by the conflict between bosses and their workersspills over into their family lives. Such...
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Airways cabin crew voiced their anger today over the company's plans to cut jobsBritish Airways cabin crew voiced their anger today over the company's plans to cut jobs, pay and conditions as the threat of a strike just days before Christmas was raised.Up to 2,000 members of Unite travelled from across the world to attend a mass meeting which was set to back calls for industrial action.Workers spoke...
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the man who controls his temper, where it can hurt, is in fact controlling it,This is a practical lesson in effective and purposeful control of temper. The poet's meaning in this couplet has been conveyed by posing an expressive question, ‘ Where his anger cannot mean anything, what matters if he guards against it or not?'. It should be particularly guarded where it can hurt. Apparently Valluvar had...
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Afterproving his versatility in films like Kanda Naal Mudhal, Poi Solla Porom,YaaradiNee Mohini and the more recent Ninaithale Inikkum, actor Karthik Kumar is allset to woo the audience as a solo hero in the film, Edhuvum Nadakkum.The film, directed by R Rosario and K Maheshwaran (assistantsto K Balachander and Vasanthabalan of Veyyil fame), has Mollywood heroine AparnaNair (who’s done stage shows...
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