Verse 142: Hope in action

142. Hope in action

கன்றுவரு முன்னே சுரக்கும் கறவையின்நன்றுவரு முன்னே நடை

kandruvaru munne surakkum karavaiyinnandruvaru munne nadai

As a cow’s milk flows while her calf is still on its way to her, so our feet are on the road before the good arrives.
The Tamil word for ‘walk’ (nadai, a going) also means one’s conduct, one’s way of living.