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#50 - In the relentless march of time, Don’t be yet another faceless man.
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#50 - In the relentless march of time, Don’t be yet another faceless man.

Vijayaragavan Venkatarathinam
Jun 7, 2015
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#50 - In the relentless march of time, Don’t be yet another faceless man.
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‘Did you think I too will
Spend my days in
search of food,
Tell petty tales,
Worry myself with thoughts,
Hurt others by my acts,
Turn senile with grey hair
And end up as fodder to the
relentless march of time
As yet another faceless man’

“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?”

Thanks to Centhil, Who did a beautiful English translation of famous Tamil poem written by the legend, Subramaniya Bharathi. I wanted Bharathi’s entry to be my 50th post in “The Last Lecture” publication. Refer this link to read his other Tamil poems.

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