Topic started by Pavalamani Pragasam (@ dialpool-210-214-8-217.maa.sify.net) on Sun Jun 1 07:39:35 .
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Once upon a time, there was a cat who discovered that happiness was in his tail. So he began to chase his tail. Round and round, in endless circles. But as fast as he tried to chase his tail, it always seemed to be that elusive few inches ahead of him. Finally, exhausted and frustrated, he stopped. And as he crouched on the ground trying to regain his breath, he looked angrily at his tail one last time, then got up and started walking away. When suddenly he realized that something was following him. It was his tail! He walked a little more and every time he looked behind, there it was! He broke into a run and his tail never let go, following faithfully. And that’s when it dawned on him in a flash! That if he just went on about his life then his tail- and happiness- would follow him wherever he went.
And the cat lived happily ever after.
- A story published in New Sunday Express,June1,2003.

Responses:

• From: TamilNattan (@ cvg-65-27-251-73.cinci.rr.com) on: Sun Jun 1 21:50:14 EDT 2003
  
  Once there was a cat who thought his tail was the reason for all of his sadness, and misfortune. He thought, if he could bite it and tear it off his body his sadness would be over.
  
  --So he began to chase his tail. Round and round, in endless circles. But as fast as he tried to chase his tail, it always seemed to be that elusive few inches ahead of him. Finally, exhausted and frustrated, he stopped. And as he crouched on the ground trying to regain his breath, he looked angrily at his tail one last time, then got up and started walking away. When suddenly he realized that something was following him. It was his tail! He walked a little more and every time he looked behind, there it was! He broke into a run and his tail never let go, following faithfully.--
  
  Then he thought
  
  ninRaal sOgam
  nadandhaal sOgam
  paduthaal sOgam
  ezhundhaal sOgam
  Odinaal sOgam
  utkaarndhaal sOgam
  vENdinaal sOgam
  vilaginaal sOgam
  thaavinaal sOgam
  thavazhndhaal sOgam
  thurathinaal sOgam
  thuRandhaal sOgam
  meesai vaithaal sOgam
  "miyaaav" endRaal sOgam
  paalai uNdaal sOgam
  palaa pazham thinRaal sOgam
  veettil irundhaal sOgam
  kaattai ninaithaal sOgam
  
  Then the cat got further unhappy that he could not create good poetry. Then he fell and died.
  
  
  
  
• From: Pavalamani Pragasam (@ dialpool-210-214-8-222.maa.sify.net) on: Sun Jun 1 23:46:42 EDT 2003
  
  A story published in "the soul corner" of a Sunday magazine has strangely thrown light on a perversely hilarious perspective of the same matter! Condolences to the poor pUnai!
  
  
• From: TamilNattan (@ cvg-65-27-251-73.cinci.rr.com) on: Mon Jun 2 08:45:55 EDT 2003
  
  My manRikaL to PavaLamaNiyaar.
  
  I thought the UGK fans will like the deep philosophy mentioned here. I am surprised they have not replied. I want them to explain it or just say they understood it !!
  
  
• From: TamilNattan (@ cvg-65-27-251-73.cinci.rr.com) on: Mon Jun 2 08:48:36 EDT 2003
  
  >> My manRikaL <<
  My nanRikaL.
  
  
• From: supa (@ adsl-67-126-21-21.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net) on: Mon Jun 2 15:41:11 EDT 2003
  
  I am taking both Pavalamani and Tamilnattans versions of the cat story as identical because Krishna said in His Song Celestial that happiness and sadness are same! (aiyO, adikka varAnga!)
  supa
  
  
• From: Pavalamani Pragasam (@ dialpool-210-214-8-102.maa.sify.net) on: Tue Jun 3 01:54:01 EDT 2003
  
  IRan-tha pUnaikku irangkaRpaa:
  Innal iththanai kaNdanaiyE!
  Idaranaiththum pattanaiyE!
  Ikkattin idukkinilE,
  IdukkaNNin idainjsalilE,
  Idumpaiyin idukkiyilE,
  Iruthali koLLi eRumpaay,
  Imsai inninnathaanO!
  IrukinRa our n-aaLum
  Inithaayirukkak kaNdilaiyE!
  IttamEthum IdERaamal,
  Insol, inmukam kaaNaamal,
  IvvaLavum thaangkaamal,
  ILaippaaRa senRanaiyE!
  IRuthi mUchchai vittanaiyE!
  ILakiya paakaay uLLamum
  Irangkith thavikkuthE!
  Irumpaay kanaththup pOkuthE!
  IniyEnum uRangkuvaay!
  Iyalpaana vaazvathanil
  IrukkinRa inpamE
  Ilatchiya n-OkkinilE
  IyanRa varai n-adappathE-
  Ithai uNarn-thu ezun-thu vaa!
  Innoru muRai muyala vaa!
  
  
• From: TamilNattan (@ cvg-65-27-251-73.cinci.rr.com) on: Tue Jun 3 09:58:47 EDT 2003
  
  >> Innoru muRai muyala vaa! <<
  
  Adutha piRaviyil 'muyalaa' (rabit) vaa :-)).
  
  Very nice PavaLaMaNiyaar.
  IrangaRpaa-vaa? Igarappaa-vaa?. The first letter of all the lines is 'I'. That's why I am asking whether it's Igarappaa.
  
  
• From: Ramadas (@ dclient80-218-16-146.hispeed.ch) on: Tue Jun 3 13:10:04 EDT 2003
  
  What a co-incidence. I was just coming to talk about the limited "I-ness" and here is a poem with the first letter as "I".
  
  As long as this limited "I" exists the tail called "happiness" or "sorrow" will always be following us. When the limited "I" gives way to the "universal I" then there is neigther happiness nor sorrow!
  
  
• From: TamilNattan (@ cvg-65-27-251-73.cinci.rr.com) on: Tue Jun 3 13:49:15 EDT 2003
  
  I think Perumpulavar PavaLamaNiyaar has expressed this indirectly by choosing 'I' as the first letter of all the lines.
  
  The "I" that we are trying to satisfy (and make happy) is the reason for all of our sadness - this was expressed by iLampulavar TN very beautifully.
  
  
• From: Pavalamani Pragasam (@ dialpool-210-214-9-16.maa.sify.net) on: Wed Jun 4 03:14:54 EDT 2003
  
  Bothi maraththadiyil Buddarukku njaanam van-thathu:aasaiyE thunbaththiRkku kaaraNam. In-tha seythi pazasu, poruL enRum puthusu.
  > Ippadiyaa thannai thaane thOLil thatti koLvathu? PUnaiyin sOgam sumaiyaay azuththiyathilthaanE irangkaRpaa piRan-thathu?!:)
  "universal 'I'"? Paramaathma? VERu oru thread-il athai pEsi n-on-thu vittEn!
  
  
  
• From: TamilNattan (@ cvg-65-27-251-73.cinci.rr.com) on: Wed Jun 4 11:05:46 EDT 2003
  
  "Ippadiyaa thannai thaane thOLil thatti koLvathu"
  
  EngaL Bhaaratha dhEsam
  endRu thOL kottuvOm.
  
  EngaL Bhaaratha dhEsam
  endRu thOL kottuvOm.
  
  :-)
  
  
• From: Pavalamani Pragasam (@ dialpool-210-214-8-138.maa.sify.net) on: Wed Jun 4 12:17:03 EDT 2003
  
  Sorry. It should have been “muthukil” & not “thOLil”. Bharathiyar paadalkaLum, ekkachakka padappaadalkaLum paadikkoNdu “sOgam” enRu oru paavanai ethaRkO? PUnai kaNNai mUdikkoNdaal pUlOkam iruNdu pOkumaa, meow, meow?( A very old MLV song)Nakkal, naiyaaNdikku n-duvilE sugamaana sOgap pOrvai? :-)
  
  
• From: TamilNattan (@ cvg-65-27-251-73.cinci.rr.com) on: Wed Jun 4 23:56:00 EDT 2003
  
  Paalum kasandhathu ingE
  Padukkai nondhathu ingE
  Illaadha oru poruL thEdi
  Nillaamal Odi Odi
  Vaalil uLadhenRu eNNi
  Vattamittu vaadi vaadi
  Paazhum manidharai pOl
  Poy vaazhvu thaan koNdEn
  SOga pOrvai pOrthu
  SOrvaaga naan paduthaal
  Paavam ippoonai endRu
  ParivEnum kittu manRO?
  
  
• From: TamilNattan (@ cvg-65-27-251-73.cinci.rr.com) on: Thu Jun 5 00:33:18 EDT 2003
  
  Che, some vaarthaikaL are not good.
  
  Paalum kasandha thingE
  Padukkai nondha thingE
  Illaadha poruLadhai thEdi
  Nillaadhu uLaichal koNdu
  Vaalil uLadhen ReNNi
  Vattamittu thannai chutRi
  Paazhum manidharaip pOl
  Poy vaazhvu thaan koNdEn
  Sogap pOrvai pOrthu
  Sorvaaga naan paduthaal
  Paavam ippoonai endRu
  ParivEnum kittu manRO !
  
  
• From: Pavalamani Pragasam (@ dialpool-210-214-8-20.maa.sify.net) on: Thu Jun 5 00:35:41 EDT 2003
  
  Samsaaram samsaaram enRu oru saakaram
  Athil mUzkivittaal, munain-thuvittaal,
  paal kasan-thathaa, padukkai n-on-thathaa-
  pozuthE irukkaathu aaraaychchi seyya,
  Odi Odi thEdum poruL vaalil illai,
  vaalaal vaLaikkappatta azakaana
  kudumpa vattaththil irukkiRathu,
  "paazum" manithar vattaththukkul
  pOy vaazvu vaazavillai,sutti pUnaiyE,
  poyyaana sOga pOrvai pOthum, palanillai
  paavam pOl parivai thEduvathil.
  (pazaya serial title song pommai kuralil "n-immathi, n-immathi ungal choice" enRu olikkiRathu!)
  
  
• From: TamilNattan (@ cvg-65-27-251-73.cinci.rr.com) on: Thu Jun 5 00:58:45 EDT 2003
  
  Serial-ai kaNdEn illai
  Noolidaiyaar venREn illai
  Thiraip padangaL sendREnillai
  Theru chaNdai pOttEnillai
  vaLLuvan pOl iLangOvai pOl
  NatRamizhum navinREn illai.
  
  
• From: Pavalamani Pragasam (@ dialpool-210-214-8-182.maa.sify.net) on: Thu Jun 5 03:37:59 EDT 2003
  
  serial utkaarn-thu kaaNa thEvaiyillai,
  kaathil vizun-thathE pOthumaana thollai,
  inRu ulakil uththamiyar illaamalillai,
  n-iRaiyapEr raththakkaattEriyillai,
  "noolidaiyaar" orumai pOl thonRavillai!!!
  oru peNNukku mEl vaazvil thEvaiyillai,
  maRRa peNkaL mathippu mukkiyamillai,
  thiraipadangkaL paarkkum tharaththilillai,
  palarukku vaLLuvan, iLangko puriavillai,
  um tamizukku kOnaar urai thEdiyathillai,
  in-tha poyyaana avaiyadakkam avasiyamillai,
  ippOthu seyvathil enakku udanpaadillai-
  ippadi "illai" paattu enRum pidiththathillai,
  enna supaavamO enathu theriyavillai,
  "illai" sollai enRum virumpiyathillai-
  vithivilakku ithaRkku illaamalillai,
  "kuRai onRum illai kaNNaa" paattu pOla!
  
  
• From: Pavalamani Pragasam (@ dialpool-210-214-8-182.maa.sify.net) on: Thu Jun 5 03:40:22 EDT 2003
  
  P.S. "illai" is a negative term associated with poverty, misery, hunger, non-cooperation, unwillingness to help a good cause etc etc etc.
  
  

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