326. Acceptance without approval

வந்ததை வந்த தெனல்வாழ்க்கை வந்ததைநன்றென் றெனலதன் நோய்

vandadhai vanda thenalvaazhkkai vandadhainandren renaladhan noy

What has come has come: to say so is life. What has come is good: to say so is life’s sickness.

327. When struggle worsens things

அசையேல் எனலாமே ஆழ்மணலின் ஆழும்அசைவே அழுத்தும் அடி

asaiyel enalaame aazhmanalin aazhumasaive azhuthum adi

It is right to say ‘do not move’: in deep sand, movement itself presses the foot down.