PERSEVERANCE (விடா முயற்சி)

Self Confidence (தன்னம்பிக்கை)

This Kural stresses the importance of steadfast determination against odds and the need to  focus on the job undertaken to overcome any hurdles that could confront a person during  execution. It is relevant for anyone engaged in either technical, political, financial or even in academic field. It advises to overcome ‘fear of failure’ with great self confidence.

        
Barak Obama who achieved the honour of becoming  the first African American president of the USA is a standing example of a man with courage of conviction, tenacity, determination and positive thinking. His campaign slogan  “Yes, You Can” had catapulted him to the highest office against all odds. The resurgence of Apple incorporated from the downturn is attributed to it’s founder Steve Jobs, who had come back from his voluntary retirement and with countless new innovations. This is evident from the fact that for the first time in 2011, Apple  had beaten Microsoft, it’s arch rival, as the most valuable company.The company earned  record profit overtaking other rivals. Steve Jobs could attain all these achievements, inspite of the terminal cancer afflicted him in the recent past.  

Another case in point is about Dr. Kalam’s driver, who on the advice of his boss, re-started his discontinued studies that had stalled at 10^th standard. Today, after acquiring post graduate degrees, he has become a professor in a college.

வினைத்திட்பம் என்பது ஒருவன் மனதிட்பம்

மற்றைய எல்லாம் பிற (661)

   
Vinaithitpam Enpathu Oruvan Manathitpam
Matravai Ellam Pira

ஒருவன் செயலின் ஆற்றலைத்  தீர்மானிப்பது அவனது மன உறுதியே  மற்ற குணங்கள் எல்லாம் இதற்கு அடுத்தபடியே    

  
A strong mind alone ensures powerful act and all other good qualities though important, becomes insignificant with lack of self confidence.  

Effort (முயற்சி)

There are many stories about successful entrepreneurs who have emerged successful after great hardship. The recent classic example is that of Steve Jobs who was expelled from the very company he founded and was ushered back in after 10 years and made it very successful with innovative products. The whole world knows about tireless efforts of Thomas Edison who had invented products after products, that made disruptive change in the society with his enthusiasm and zeal, despite many failures.

The poet in this ‘Kural’ not only brings out the advantage of   repeated, un relented, attempts that  would bring all good things , but also 
warns that lack of it would land the person in deep troubles.

முயற்சி திருவினை ஆக்கும் முயற்றின்மை

   இன்மை புகுத்தி விடும் (616)  

Muyarchi Thiruvinai Aakkum Muyatrinmai

Inmy Pukuthi Vidum

  

இடைவிடாத முயற்சி செல்வத்திற்கு வழி வகுக்கும், சோம்பேறித்தனமோ எல்லா தீமைக்கும் அடித்தளமாகும்.        

Industriousness will lead to wealth but idleness will lead to all kind of miseries.