600. Weight of forgone options

எடுத்தாள் ஒருகல் எடாதகல் லெல்லாம்சுமக்கும் மனத்தின் தலை

eduthaal orukal edaadhakal lellaamsumakkum manathin thalai

She lifted one stone; her mind carries on its head every stone she left unlifted.

601. Growth beyond safekeeping

விதையொன்று மண்ணுள் விழுந்தபின் காடாம்விதையொன்று கையில் விதை

vidhaiyondru mannul vizhundapin kaadaamvidhaiyondru kaiyil vidhai

One seed, fallen into the soil, becomes a forest. One seed held in the hand is a seed.

602. Experience changes value

மூழ்கா தவர்க்கு முழுநீர் வெறுங்குளம்மூழ்கி யெழுந்தார்க்கு மூச்சு

moozhkaa thavarkku muzhuneer verungulammoozhki yezhundaarkku mooschu

To those who never go under, a full pond holds nothing; to those who have gone under and come up, that same water is their breath.

In Tamil, breath also means life. What we plunge into means more to us than it ever did from outside.