476. Dependence becomes visible

ஊன்றுகோல் கைப்பிடியில் தேய்ந்ததுகாண் நாள்தோறும்ஊன்றினா னென்னும் கரி

oondrukol kaippidiyil theyndadhukaan naalthorumoondrinaa nennum kari

See the grip of his walking stick, worn down: it bears witness that he leaned on it every day.

477. Accepting our age

முதல்நரையை நீக்குவார் நூறினை நீக்கார்முதிர்வதே தாமென் றறிவு

mudhalnaraiyai neekkuvaar noorinai neekkaarmudhirvadhe thaamen rarivu

They pluck out the first grey hair but not the hundred: knowledge is knowing that what grows old is themselves.

478. Strength does not last

கால்சோரா தென்றுநம்பிக் கல்லிற் சுவடிட்டான்கால்சோர்ந்த நாள்சுவடு காண்

kaalsoraa thendrunambik kallir suvadittaankaalsornda naalsuvadu kaan

Sure that his legs would never give out, he set his prints in stone. On the day his legs gave out, look at the prints.

The prints still lie in the stone, but the legs that made them can no longer carry him to them.