Kagga 334

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

Kagga 334 in the original Kannada script

Transliteration

OrOrvanichcheguNavondondu bage jagadibhAravOrorvaningondondu teradidAragaLinavara vidhi pididu kuNidDisalunUrujaDekOlATa – MANKUTIMMA

Interpretation

The Universe is complex; period. Not only are there are no free lunches here; no easy answers – these answers are also very contextial and not distinctly objective

To make matters even more complex, there are no standard operating procedures as well…no template that one can use…often not even precedence holds value

Mankutimma, to further make things more interesting in the Universe, realise that no two people are the same – every man is unique in terms of his characteristics, his desires. It is these characteristics that play a critical role as he progresses through life. His characteristic qualities determine his behaviors which in turn influences how he progresses through life. Imagine millions of such unique people trying to figure out their own path. It is a wonder that the whole system has not collapsed. It is as though the Creator is playing the Kolu Jade game with millions of strings controlling all of us without getting them entangled.

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