148. Hope from others

தன்னம்பிக் கைதொலைந்தாள் நெஞ்சில் பிறர்வைத்தநம்பிக்கை வாழும் விதை

thannambik kaidholaindaal nenjil pirarvaithanambikkai vaazhum vidhai

She has lost her trust in herself; the trust others placed in her heart is a seed, and it is alive.

149. Possibility already within

புழுவுள் சிறகும் சிறகுள் பறப்பும்வழுவா திருக்கும் வழி

puzhuvul sirakum sirakul parappumvazhuvaa thirukkum vazhi

Within the grub, the wing; within the wing, the flight: this is the way that holds true.

A grub is the soft larva of an insect, before it has any wings.

150. Hope held quietly

காய்மண்ணில் வித்திட்டார் கண்ணீரைக் கேட்பதில்லைவாய்மூடிக் காக்கும் விதை

kaaymannil vithittaar kanneeraik kedpadhillaivaaymoodik kaakkum vidhai

The seed does not ask for the tears of those who sowed in parched ground; with its mouth closed, it guards the life within it.

The sowers have wept over the dry field, and to a seed tears would be water. Beneath, the seed lies still unopened.