Kagga 310
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original

Transliteration
svAbhAvikava maretu nabhakENi hUDuvudumAbhAsavanu satyavondu bemisuvudumsoubhAgyagaLanarasi dourbhAgyakIDahudumabhishApa narakulake – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
One of the self inflicted causes for significant changes that man faces in his life is his insatiable greed
One needs to be ambitious in life to progress; one needs to be aspirational to get self-motivated…at the same time it is very important for man to be in control of his senses and not vice-versa.
Mankutimma, if you let yourself become the slave of your senses, your aspirations, your ambition; then you stand at a grave risk of getting self-destructed. Remember these 3 curses on mankind; they are called so as many people have perished at the altar of chasing these cursed ambitions – chasing unrealistic & impractical ambitions, convincing yourself to believe a lie, a deceit as the ultimate truth & finally relentless search of wealth at the cost of everything else. You need to balance your thooughts such that these aspirations don’t blind you to death…only then will you evolve as a better person.
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