who ever you are
you should hold your tongue if not
disgrace you welcome
[ yagavarayinum naakakka kavakkal
sogaapper soliluzhukku pattu]
a hurt from fire
heals from within...hurt by word
never ever heals
[theeyinal suttapun ullaarum
aarathai navinal sutta vadu]
THIRUKURAL BY THIRUVALLUVAR
Samanyan Lakshminarayanan
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-word-s-power-senryu/
