Chapter 16 · 2 of 10 kurals published
Poraiyudaimai
Patience / Forbearance
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Poraiyudaimai (Patience / Forbearance)
Kural 151
அகழ்வாரைத் தாங்கும் நிலம்போலத் தம்மை இகழ்வார்ப் பொறுத்தல் தலை.
Kural 151 from chapter Poraiyudaimai teaches that enduring insults with patience is a greater strength than retaliating with anger.
When someone mocks or insults you in front of others and your first instinct is to fight backWhen a colleague dismisses your idea in a meeting and you feel your face go redWhen a family member criticises you harshly and the argument feels like it will never end
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Kural 152 from Poraiyudaimai (Patience / Forbearance) teaches that bearing an insult is great — but truly forgetting it is the highest form of patience.
A colleague criticises your work in front of others and you choose not to reactA family member says something hurtful during an argument and you decide to let it go completelyA stranger is rude to you and, instead of replaying the incident in your mind all day, you release it entirely
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