Anger is negative only if you don't know how to handle it
Next natural question..
How to handle anger ?
Be angry with awareness; then just the right amount of anger will come out and do its job.
Whenever I feel angry and I feel my mind runs and hides inside the rabbit hole, I always remember the great man Bharathiyar and his words. Here goes his words..
தேடிச் சோறுநிதந் தின்று - பல சின்னஞ் சிறுகதைகள் பேசி - மனம் வாடித் துன்பமிக உழன்று - பிறர் வாடப் பலசெயல்கள் செய்து - நரை கூடிக் கிழப்பருவ மெய்தி - கொடுங் கூற்றுக் கிரையெனப்பின் மாயும் - பல வேடிக்கை மனிதரைப் போலே - நான் வீழ்வே னென்று நினைத் தாயோ? நின்னைச் சிலவரங்கள் கேட்பேன் - அவை நேரே இன்றெனக்குத் தருவாய் - என்றன் முன்னைத் தீயவினைப் பயன்கள் - இன்னும் மூளா தழிந்திடுதல் வேண்டும் - இனி என்னைப் புதியவுயி ராக்கி - எனக் கேதுங் கவலையறச் செய்து - மதி தன்னை மிகத்தெளிவு செய்து - என்றும் சந்தோஷங் கொண்டிருக்கச் செய்வாய்...
(Sorry guys I can't translate it as the essence of this verse will be lost. Check with your friends who knows Tamil.)
If you want to converse with him just Google 'Bharathiyar', you might end up with his thoughts rubbing on you.
Here is how he looked like when he consumed oxygen in this planet.
Leaving you people with my anger turned to happiness..
If I could turn back time, and given a chance to meet only one person, I would like to meet this great great human "Rajaraja Chola - I"
A glimpse about him..
Rajaraja Chola I (Tamil: இராசராச சோழன் Telugu:రాజరాజ చోళుడు born as Arulmozhi varman) is one of the greatest emperors of the Tamil Chola Empire and India, who ruled between 985 and 1014 CE. He established the Chola empire by conquering the kingdoms of southern India expanding the Chola Empire as far as Sri Lanka in the south, and Kalinga (Orissa) in the northeast. He fought many battles with the Chalukyas in the north and the Pandyas in the south. By conquering Vengi, Rajaraja laid the foundations for the Later Chola dynasty. He invaded Sri Lanka and started a century-long Chola occupation of the island. Rajaraja Chola I holds the distinction of being one of the six Indian Kings who never lost out on the battlefield to the enemies. His great warrior son Rajendra Chola is also one among that exclusive league.
Here is his pic.
King Rajaraja Chola and his guru (teacher) Karuvurar, Brihadeesvara temple, Tamil Nadu, 11th century. This is the earliest royal portrait in Indian painting. In keeping with ancient traditions, the guru is given importance and the king is shown standing behind him. This may not be an exact rendering of the king's features, rather a stylised representation.
What really make me think that I need meet him are..
• His passion to construct the stupendous masterpiece of all times, The Brahadeeshwara Temple at Thanjavur (Tanjore) - The Granary India.
• The engineering behind the great temple and the massive efforts.
• The administrative skills because without it, it is almost impossible to build such a massive architecture within 6 years, yes I mean SIX years.
It is simply awe-inspiring to just even imagine these details. Some thought provoking questions arise like..
1. How was he able to have such great engineers, called Sthabadhees, at that time?
2. What tools did they use to decide the plan, select the land, transport such heavy granites?
For splitting apart massive pieces of granite, the technology is from Avaiyar's song
"Methenavai Vettenavai Vellavam Vezhathil
Patturuvum Kol Panjil Paayaathu
Nettirupaaraikku Nekku Vida Paarai
Pasumaraththu Verukku Nekku Vidum"
meaning, "Hard and Aggressive things will never win over Soft and Humble things. The spear that pierces through an elephant will never pierce through cotton. Likewise, a hard rock that never gives way to strong iron crowbar gives way to the slender root of a green tree". Amazed!!!!. Still to come.. but how did this song help him!!!, The thing is that the rock was cut with such a precision, where the rock was selected and lots of small shaft like holes were made in the rock across a stretch and then in those holes, tree roots were driven and water was poured into it. As water, soaks the root, the root starts to expand and that would slowly break the rock apart. And those large rocks were transported the temple spot using elephants.
3. Where did he learn the technology from?
I guess it should be ancestral, as there is a literature and rules on how to build temples called "Aagama Vidhis"
4. Who was behind him to build such a massive piece of architecture?
5. How was he able to handle such a great kingdom and then administer the temple building activities?
For some of the questions, that I have provided the answers by googling and many other books to find answers to those questions, but for the rest that are unanswered, I have to meet him...
Let's look at his magnificent splendor..
Spectacular view of King RajaRaja Cholan's magnificence
Entrance to the temple - The Gopuram
The Brahadeeshwara Temple (Front View)
Overall View of the Magnificence
There are 8 such nandhis at top of the Gopura, just compare the size with the person sitting nearby. Each such nandhi is carved out of a single rock
The base of the Periya Kovil, just compare the size of the Vimanam (Tower) with the people standing at the base. the view is from the behind of the Temple Vimana.
This is the view from the terrace above the Mandapam
This is the image of the Big Nandhi of the Big Temple carved out of a single rock
This temple complex not only contains massive pieces of architecture but also great surprises. example- micro-technology, a small strand goes through the hole of the carvings.
As rightly said, "Great minds have purpose, others have wishes" my mind bows to Raja Raja the great.
Thanks to my friend R. Prabu for sharing his thoughts on this blog.
While a man was polishing his new car, his 4 yr old son picked up a stone and scratched lines on the side of the car. In anger, the man took the child's hand and hit it many times not realizing he was using a wrench.
At the hospital, the child lost all his fingers due to multiple fractures. When the child saw his father.. with painful eyes he asked, 'Dad when will my fingers grow back?' The man was so hurt and speechless; he went back to his car and kicked it a lot of times.
Devastated by his own actions... sitting in front of that car he looked at the scratches; the child had written 'LOVE YOU DAD'.
Anger and Love have no limits; choose the latter to have a beautiful, lovely life & remember this: Things are to be used and people are to be loved.
The problem in today's world is that people are used while things are loved.
Let's try always to keep this thought in mind:
Things are to be used, People are to be loved.
I'm glad a sweet person forwarded this to me as a reminder... I hope you have a good day no matter what problems you may face it's the only day you'll have before it's over
One who rejects the ideas of God and believes that God is not, but supernatural power is.
Next natural question, Is atheism a right way of thinking ?
You can be an atheist or a theist. As long a you believe that there is a life force with supreme power which moves the planets and the universe, and bow down to it, it is alright.
Cheers and good bye keeping on mulling over this thought..
