‘One can see the god in the smile of poor’ is one of the famous quote of Tolstoy which means, when we help poor people with love and affection, it will definitely fill their heart and their gratitude flows in their face as beautiful smile. In that smile, one can see god. In this aspect, the quote of Leo Tolstoy gives out the truth of love to worldly people.
All religion believes in one thing; “love is god”. Even our Thirukural has its one separate topic named “anbudaimai” which depicts the importance of love. It is the gratefulness and pride of our ancestors, who were the first, told the importance of love to world.
Thirumoolar says the significance of love as follows:
“அன்பு சிவம் இரண்டென்பர் அறிவிலார்
anbu sivam irandenpar arivilaar
அன்பே சிவமாவதொரு மறிகிலார்
anpae sivamaavathoru marikilaar.”
- திருமந்திரம் ( Thirumanthiram)
According to Thirumoolar, those who differentiate the love and god are brainless people; love and the blissful state of god are inseparable and he firmly says love is god.
Many people believe that, one can get the gracious blessing of god by tormenting the physical body and through long term meditation by ignoring the thirst and hunger. However Thirumoolar disagrees with the above practices and put forth the easy way of acquiring god’s affection in his poem as follows:
என்பே விறகா இறைச்சி யறுத்திட்டு
enbae virakaa iraichchi yaruththittup
பொன்போல் கனலில் பொரிய வறுப்பினும்
ponpoal kanalil poriya varuppinum
அன்போடு உருகி அகம் குழைவார்க் கன்றி
anboadu uruki akam kuzhaivaark kanri
என்போல் மணியினை எய்த ஒண்ணாதே
enpoal maniyinai eitha onnaathae.
திருமந்திரம் (Thirumanthiram)
One cannot reach the god by tormenting the physical body. However, one can easily reach the blissful state through the unconditional love.
Further, Thirumoolar noted the type of people on whom god shows his graciousness and love which can be inferred from following poem quote as follows:
“கொழுந்து அன்பு செய்து கூரவல்லார்க்கு
kozhunthu anbu seithu kooravallaarkku
மகிழ்ந்து அன்பு செய்யும் அருள் சாது ஆகுமே
makizhnthu anbu seyyum arul saathu aakumae”
- திருமந்திரம் ( Thirumanthiram)
Thirumoolar says that, people who show their care and affection to all type and form of living organism can get the love of god. Showing your care and love on another life is the easy way of getting god’s grace and blessings.
Nowadays, whole world rejoice the quote of Tolstoy. However, our ancestors told this truth several decades ago, even before Tolstoy. But the fact is how many of us remind their words or walk along the path of their words!? I will leave this part to reader’s decision itself.
Let us see another new topic in the upcoming post.
Original – www.siththarkal.com
Translated by Lalithambika Rajasekaran
