Verse 292: Letting circumstances decide
292. Letting circumstances decide
எந்தத் திசையும் எதிர்கொள்ளும் காற்றாடிவந்த திசையே திசை
endadh thisaiyum edhirkollum kaatraadivanda thisaiye thisai
A kite swings round to meet every quarter; its only direction is the one the wind brings.
The Tamil word means both kite and pinwheel. Either way, its direction is supplied by whatever wind reaches it.