Kagga 160
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
Ava bELeyadAva nIrinali bEyuvudoAva jIvada pAkavAva tApadinOA vivaravanu kANadAkSHEpaNeyadEnu?daivaguTTadu tiLiye – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
The Creator while challenging man on a daily basis to evolve keeps his cards very close to his chest and does not reveal all his plans keeping man constantly on his toes
Just like energy can neither be created nor destroyed, life on this earth behaves the same way too
As one life ends at one place, it is replaced by another one at another place
Mankutimma, just like it is difficult to determine in advance which specific water will be responsible to cook a specific pulse…it is equally difficult to know the exact relationship between the various life forrms on earth…realise that everything in this Universe is interconnected in a symbiotic relationship, the exact nature of which may sometimes be evident & in other times not. Use your intellect & your ability to think in a constructive manner to unearth the ways of Creator by acceptance of His ways…this will help you evolve as a better human being
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