1329. Counting the undone

முடிக்கா திருந்தவன் நூறுடையான் ஒன்றுமுடித்தவன் ஒன்றுடை யான்

mudikkaa thirundavan noorudaiyaan ondrumudithavan ondrudai yaan

The one who did not finish has a hundred; the one who finished one has one.

The Tamil word for ‘has’ is the word for an owner; beside ‘did not finish’, it also counts what is left undone.

1330. Possibility stays open

விதைத்த விதையின் பயனொன்றே விள்ளாதவித்தினுள் காடே பயன்

vidhaitha vidhaiyin payanondre villaadhavithinul kaade payan

The yield of a sown seed is one; the yield within a seed that has not opened is a whole forest.