Impact of Thirukkural on humanity

Thirukkural – Impact on Humanity

Father's Duty Towards His Son

• According to the Kural “Thanthai Magarkku Aatrum Nandri”, the duty of a father towards his son is to help him attain the first place in the assembly of the learned.
• Helping the son attain a position of knowledge and learning is emphasized as a father's responsibility.

Qualities of Loving Persons

• The idea “Enbuvum Uyirin Pirarkku” refers to persons who are willing to give even their bones and life for those whom they love.
• Such persons are described as men of love.

Speaking Without Knowledge

• Valluvar compares speaking in the assembly of scholars without sufficient knowledge to playing dice without a board.
• The Kural emphasizes the importance of having appropriate knowledge before speaking in a learned assembly.

Importance of Love and Compassion

• The Kural “Arulennum Anpeen Kuzhavi” expresses the relationship between love and compassion.
• Compassion is presented as something that arises from love.

Ethics in Economic Life

• The Kural connects wealth with the values of love and compassion.
• Wealth that is not associated with love and compassion is presented as something to be rejected.

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