Kagga 197
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
kanalda huli keraLda hari muL karaDi chalanAgaaNaku kapi sILnAyi modalAda mRugadaseNasumusuDiya ghOraduSHTachESHTegaLellavaNagihuvu naramanadi – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
Man’s mind is a smorgasbord of a wide & every possible range of emotions & characteristics
He has the capabilities to emote like a hurt tiger, an angry lion, an adamant snake, a mimicking monkey, a raging street-dog & every other animal that can be imagined
Mankutimma, no other living being on earth has the intellect to develop & emote such varied characteristics. This is what makes man so unique, complex & the most evolved of all living beings. The most important thing is for you to evolve such that you are the master of all these emotions & are in control of when you want to unleash them…ensure that the vice-versa is not happening; that you end up being a slave of all these emotions & you have no control over them. This can only happen when you hone all your senses & can decipher when you need to unleash your emotions & when you need to keep them in check.
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