Avvaiyar: Aathichudi and Verses: 6 key ideas
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- IDEA 1 OF 6
Wisdom in one line
Avvaiyar's Aathichudi is a set of one-line maxims Tamil children have learned for centuries, beginning with: want to do good.
- IDEA 2 OF 6
What we know is a handful
A saying attributed to her: what we have learned is a handful of earth; what we haven't is the size of the world.
Learning should keep us humble.
- IDEA 3 OF 6
A rare and precious life
She says being born human is rare, and having knowledge and a good heart rarer still.
Don't waste such a chance.
- IDEA 4 OF 6
Guard your tongue
Many of her maxims warn against harsh words and gossip.
How we speak shapes who we become.
- IDEA 5 OF 6
Share what you can
Give according to your means, and don't hold back what you can share.
- IDEA 6 OF 6
A poet who made peace
Legends tell of Avvaiyar travelling between kingdoms as an adviser and peacemaker.
Wisdom is meant to be used to bring people together.
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