Kagga 166
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
huLu huTTi sAyutire, nela savedu karagutirekaDaloLettalo hosadvIpavELuvudukaLeyutondiralilli, beLevudinnondelloaLivilla vishvakke – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
In the Universe, the old & the new are not only a continuum; energy / matter is neither created nor destroyed…it just changes from one form to another
If on one hand, lives end, earth gets eroded and washed away by waters; on the other hand, there is a new life given birth elsewhere…there is a new island formed elsewhere by the same waters
Mankutimma, realise that this is a seamless transition happening in an infinite loop. If energy or matter is diminished at one place, then it is enhanced at another…same is with the experiences that man faces. Ideologies, thoughts, philosophies that influence his life change over a period of time…if one thought process diminishes in value; another comes in place thereby enriching his life…this is inevitable…so be very open to all changes & evolve as a better human being
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