Small is Beautiful

Another Freedom lecture time for Samanvaya and I normally look forward to be  part of the celebration and contribute  a wee bit. In my process of reinventing myself, Samanvaya team under Ram has a primary role! I rediscover my singing ability and every year, I gain a little more confidence to sing in front of people. This year, I realised, I couldn't do that as I had a severe cough! But then, I felt I had to give something for the day
and worked myself into a frenzy calling for help to find a poem or verse on the theme, 'Small is Beautiful'.

A friend of mine mentioned  about those tiny dots metamorphosing into a beautiful and intricate Rangoli' design. That set into motion- my stringing together words into a verse.Never thought that it would strike a chord with many people there! Here, At the request of one of those people, I am posting it here with a little explanation. Let me make it clear that all the situations/similes found in the verse are ideas of great poets like Valluvar, Bharathi and others.

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Even a small patch of water can reflect the moon in the sky;
The beginning of a huge Peepal tree is in a small seed;
Tiny little dots come together into a big design;
Like a Goliath felled by a David, a small force can
defeat a huge army with the timely moves and strategy;
similarly, a venture begun with conviction and confidence in self
will certainly bring success and success can be infectious-
a small spark can set off a big fire as Bharathi has mentioned!

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சிறு முயற்சி என் முதல் முயற்சி 

குளமோ சிறிது - ஆயினும் அது 
காட்டுது , வட்ட நிலவதனை.

ஆலமரமோ பெரிது, விரிந்த நிழற்குடையது,
பிறந்தது , சின்னஞ்சிறிய விதையில்! 

வெளி வாசலில் விரிந்த கோலம், அது,
சிறு புள்ளிகள் செய்த மாயம்!

அசைந்து வரும் பெருந்தேர் - அது,
உருளுவதோ, சிறு அச்சாணியால்!

தோற்று விழலாம், பெரும்படை கூட - தக்க 
நேரத்தில் தாக்கும் சிறு படையால்!

ஊக்கமும், உறுதியும் துணையாய்த் தொடங்கும் 
முயற்சி அது சிறிய பொறி தான்! 

பெரு நெருப்பாய் எரியத் தடை என்ன!
பாட்டிற்கொரு புலவன் பாரதி சொன்னது போல் 

"தழல் வீரத்தில் குஞ்சென்று மூப்பென்று முண்டோ?
தத்தித்திரிகிட தத்தித்திரிகிட தத்தோம்!" 

The first little step!

Another Freedom lecture time for Samanvaya and I normally look forward to be  part of the celebration and contribute  a wee bit. In my process of reinventing myself, Samanvaya team under Ram has a primary role! I rediscover my singing ability and every year, I gain a little more confidence to sing in front of people. This year, I realised, I couldn't do that as I had a severe cough! But then, I felt I had to give something for the day
and worked myself into a frenzy calling for help to find a poem or verse on the theme, 'Small is Beautiful'.

A friend of mine mentioned  about those tiny dots metamorphosing into a beautiful and intricate Rangoli' design. That set into motion- my stringing together words into a verse.Never thought that it would strike a chord with many people there! Here, At the request of one of those people, I am posting it here with a little explanation. Let me make it clear that all the situations/similes found in the verse are ideas of grat poets like Valluvar, Bharathi and others.

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Small is Beautiful
Even a small patch of water can reflect the moon in the sky;
The beginning of a huge Peepal tree is in a small seed;
Tiny little dots come together into a big design;
Like a Goliath felled by a David, a small force can
defeat a huge army with the timely moves and strategy;
similarly, a venture begun with conviction and confidence in self
will certainly bring success and success can be infectious-
a small spark can set off a big fire as Bharathi has mentioned!





  


  

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