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Think or sink!

A proverb a day to brighten the day.

255a. Hunger ist die beste Soße. Hunger macht Männer wütend.
255b. Hunger is the best sauce. Hunger makes men angry.

Hunger knows no taste! A Hungry man will eat anything edible.
Hunger can break stone walls! Hunger has precipitated many revolutions.

footnotes:-
Hunger = Hunger
ist = ist
die = the
beste = best
Soße = sauce.
Hunger = Hunger
macht = makes
Männer = men
wütend = angry.
 
A proverb a day to brighten the day.

256a. Die Welt besteht aus allen Arten von Menschen.
256b. The world consists of all types of people.

Variety is the spice of life.
Variety makes everything interesting.
But for variety life will e complete boredom.
I appreciate the variety but I can't help wishing that
The ratio of the weirdos to normal people be more acceptable!

footnotes:-
Die = The
Welt = world
besteht aus = consists of
allen = all
Arten von = kinds of
Menschen = people
 
A proverb a day to brighten the day.

257a. Bieten Sie an, das Kalb zu tragen, und Sie finden die Kuh und das Kalb auf Ihren Schultern

257b. Offer to carry the calf and you will find the cow and the calf on your shoulders.

The world loves fools and willing slaves.
And there is no shortage of such persons.

Offer to do a small help and you will be squeezed out of
your time/ talent/ money/ energy/ resources.

The standard tactics is to complain about the want of
time/ talent/ money/ energy/ resources.

Out of love if you commit to do something to help,
then it will become YOUR job for the rest of your life.

footnotes:-
Sie = You
bieten an = offer
zu = to
tragen = carry
das = the
Kalb = calf
und = and
Sie = you
finden = find
die = the
Kuh = Cow
und = and
das = the
Kalb = calf
auf = on
Ihren = your
Schultern = shoulders

P.S
Is is believed that on the nuptial night it will be decided who will become the boss and who the servant for the rest of their wedded life!

Now a days many engagements / marriages break off since both the partners want to become the Boss for life!
 
A proverb a day to brighten the day.

258a. Die Person über sich selbst zu loben, ist eine offene Schande.

258b. Praising to the person about he himself, is an open disgrace.

Praising is the key to enter into any heart - friendly or unfriendly.

People love being praised - whether they deserve it or not.
People love being praised - whether the words are true or not.

footnotes:
Zu loben = to praise
über = about
Die Person = the person
sich selbst = himself
ist = is
eine = an
offene = open
Schande = disgrace
 
A proverb a day to brighten the day.

259a. Ein Fuchs kann grau werden, aber niemals gut werden.
259b. A fox may become grey, but never become good.

Inherent tendencies of anyone never really change.
They will be lurking inside to pop out a the right moment.

A scorpion fell int a stream and a man tried to take it out of the stream.
The scorpion bit the hand of the man who saved it and fell in the water again.

This went on several times and a passerby asked,
"Why do you try to save it when all it does is to sting you in return?"

The man replied "It is my nature to save anything which is drowning. It is the nature of the scorpion to sting anyone who comes too close"

Footnotes:-
Ein = A
Fuchs = Fox
kann = can
werden = become
grau = grey,
aber = but
niemals = never
werden = become
gut = good
 
How many of know about this wonderful Anuloma- Viloma Kavya?

Raghava Yadaviyam with English Translation
Posted on September 19, 2009 by bharateeya
Raghava-yadaviyam by Venkatadhvari (17th cent.) is an “anuloma-viloma kavya” that narrates the story of Rama. But the Shlokas read in the reverse relate an adventure of Shri Krishna.

Here is a random sloka from the text.

वन्देऽहं देवं तं श्रीतं रन्तारं कालं भासा यः ।
रामो रामाधीराप्यागो लीलामारायोध्ये वासे ॥

“I pay my obeisance to Lord Shri Rama, who with his heart pining for Sita, travelled across the Sahyadri Hills and returned to Ayodhya after killing Ravana and sported with his consort, Sita, in Ayodhya for a long time.”

In reverse

सेवाध्येयो रामालाली गोप्याराधी मारामोरा ।
यस्साभालंकारं तारं तं श्रीतं वन्देहं देवं ॥

“I bow to Lord Shri Krishna, whose chest is the sporting resort of Shri Lakshmi;who is fit to be contemplated through penance and sacrifice, who fondles Rukmani and his other consorts and who is worshipped by the gopis, and who is decked with jewels radiating splendour.”

 
A proverb a day to brighten the day.

260a. Kein Mann liebt Fesseln - auch wenn sie aus Gold bestehen

260b. No man loves fetters - even if they are made of gold.

Fetters are fetters whether made of iron or silver or gold or studded with diamonds.
Bondage is bondage- however sweet it may look / feel / excite a person.

But bondage is inevitable in human life - since no man is (or can be) an island.
So man must catch hold of the world that binds him but he should not forget God - realizing whom is the real aim of human life.

Maybe we are given two hands to hold on to the world and God at the same time!

footnote:-
Kein = No
Mann = man
liebt = loves
Fesseln = fetters
auch wenn = even when
sie = they
bestehen = consist
aus Gold = of gold
 
A proverb a day to brighten the day.

261a.
Man kann alle Leute für einige Zeit betrügen.
Man kann einige Leute die ganze Zeit betrügen.
Niemand kann die ganze Zeit alle Menschen betrügen.

261b.
One can cheat all the people for some time.
One can cheat some people all the time.
No one can cheat all the people all the time.

footnotes:-
Man = One
kann = can
betrügen = cheat
alle = all
Leute = people
für = for
einige = some
Zeit = time.
Man = One
kann = can
betrügen = cheat
einige = some
Leute = people
die ganze Zeit = all the time.
Niemand = No one
kann = can
betrügen = cheat
alle Menschen = all people
die ganze Zeit = all the time.
 
A proverb a day to brighten the day.

262a. Selbsthilfe ist die beste Hilfe.
262b. Self help is the best help.

No need for explanation for this which - all of know by personal experience.
No need for footnotes for this word for word translation. :)
 
A proverb a day to brighten the day.

263a. Erfolg ist 2% Inspiration und 98% Schweiß.
263b. Success is 2% inspiration and 98% perspiration.

Nothing ever comes out of nothing.
Nothing ever gets lost into nothingness

So every effort will be successful - if directed in the right direction,
guided by the inspiration and supported by perspiration.

footnotes:-
Erfolg = Success
ist = is
2% = 2%
Inspiration = inspiration
und = and
98% = 98%
Schweiß = perspiration
 
Food is one of the basic necessities of all living beings.

Food nourishes the body and gives us the energy we need to do work.

Food has color, flavor and taste and satisfies the eyes, nose and taste buds.

Tastes have some associated properties. So, also the colors and flavors.

We shall explore in this blog the Food, Flavors, Tastes and Benefits of some spices,

herbs, nuts, grains, vegetables, fruits and edible flowers.

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Tastes, flavours and benefits

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2012 in review
Posted on December 31, 2012by Visalakshi Ramani
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 5,600 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 9 years to get that many views.
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வேண்டும்! வேண்டும்! வேண்டும்!

உடலைப் பிழிந்து தினம் யோகா செய்ய வேண்டும்!
உடல் வலியைப் போக்கிட வேறு வழி இருக்கிறதா?

உடலைச் சுமந்து கொண்டு தினம் நடக்க வேண்டும்!
உடல் நாம் சொன்ன பேச்சை கேட்க வேறு ஏது வழி?

முடிகிறதோ இல்லையோ, சமைக்க வேண்டும் !
வடிக்காவிட்டால், உண்பதை மறக்க வேண்டும்!

பிடிக்கிறதோ இல்லையோ மருந்துகள் வேண்டும்!
இடிக்குமே நோய்கள் மருந்துகளை மறந்துவிட்டால்!

இத்தனை அவஸ்தையையும் மீறி வாழ விரும்புவதால்
எத்தனை விசித்திரம் ஆனது மனிதனின் மனப்பாங்கு?
 
"வேண்டாம்! வேண்டாம்! வேண்டாம்!"

"பிள்ளைகள் பாடு படு ஜாலி" என்பதில் ஐயமில்லை.
பள்ளி செல்ல வேண்டாம்! பாடம் படிக்க வேண்டாம்!

ஹோம் ஒர்க் செய்ய வேண்டாம்! திட்டு வாங்க வேண்டாம்!
ஹோமில் இருந்து ஒர்க் பண்ணும் பெற்றோருடன் ஜாலி !

வெளியில் போகவே வேண்டாம் யாருமே - அதனால்
'பளிச் பளிச்' ஆடைகள் அணிய வேண்டாம் எவருமே!

நெருக்கமாக யாரும் வர போவதில்லை - அதனால்
நிறுத்திவிடலாம் மேக்கப், perfume வகையறாக்கள்!

விருந்தினர்கள் மருந்துக்கும் இல்லை - அதனால்
விருந்து சமைக்க, வேலை செய்ய வேண்டாம்!

வாங்க வேண்டாம் நொறுக்குத் தீனி - அதை உண்டு
வீங்க வேண்டாம் உடல் - ஒரிஜினல் உரு மாறியதால்!

கல்யாணம் ஆகிவிட்டது ... ஃ ஜூம் ஃ ஜூம் கல்யாணம்!
கலகலப்பான உரையாடல்கள் இன்டர்நெட்டின் உபயம்!

எத்தனை உறவினர்கள் உள்ளனர் என்பதை அறிந்து,
அத்தனை குழுக்கள் உருவாக்கி, அளவளாவும் மகிழ்ச்சி!

'காணாவிட்டால் காய்ச்சல்! கண்டால் பாய்ச்சல் உறவுகள்'
காணாததைக் கண்டது போல் பாசமழை பொழிகின்றன!

வேலை போனவர் ஆனார் ....காய்கறி வியாபாரியாக!
வேளா வேளைக்கு உண்ண வேண்டுமே அனைவரும்!

விசனப்பபடுபவர்கள்? கல்லுக் கல்லான நகைகளையும்,
வித விதமான உடைகளையும் அணிய முடியாதவர்கள்!

விரும்பிப் பெண்கள் இவற்றை அணிவது எதற்காக?
இல்லாதவர்கள் இவர்களைப் பார்த்து ஏங்குவதற்காக!

சமரசம் செய்துவிட்டன கோவிட் 19 மற்றும் கொரோனா!
சமம் ஆகி விட்டார்கள் இன்று The Haves and The Have-nots!

எப்படி வந்தால் என்ன? சமரசம் நல்லது உலகுக்கு!
எதனால் வந்தால் என்ன! சமரசம் நல்லது உலகுக்கு!
 
A proverb a day to brighten the day.

264a. Gelegenheit klopft an Ihre Tür, wenn Sie qualifiziert sind.
264b. Opportunity knocks at your door if you are qualified.

Time Factor decides everything. Time enacts everything.
Prepare yourself well and opportunities will come your way.

A true Guru appears in your life - IF you are ready for him.
Happiness appears in your life - IF you know how to enjoy it.

Success comes your way - IF you have earned it.
Recognition comes your way - IF you are worth it.

footnotes:-
Gelegenheit = Opportunity
klopft an = knocks at
Ihre = your
Tür = door
wenn = if
Sie = you
sind = are
qualifiziert = qualified
 
A proverb a day to brighten the day.

265a. Geben Sie ihm einen Zentimeter und er wird einen Meter greifen.

265b. Give him a centimetre and he will grab one meter.

footnotes:-
Sie = You
Geben = give
ihm = him
einen = one
Zentimeter = centimeter
und = and
er = he
wird = will
greifen = grab
einen = one
Meter = meter.
 
No one can make everyone else happy!
Whatever pleases some, will upset some others.

The best way to live is to use one's discretion
and do what one believes to be the right thing.

Surely some people will be pleased.
Some others will be terribly upset.

But you can be at peace with yourself since
you have done what you believe to be right.
 
A proverb a day to brighten the day.

266a. Völlerei tötet mehr Menschen als die Kriege.
266b. Gluttony kills more people than the wars.

Wars were few and far between.
War is not a normal condition but an abnormal one.

Gluttony on the other hand has been normalized by many people....
just because they can afford the food or have the time and peace to enjoy it.

Such people are literally digging their own graves with their spoons and forks.
Such people invite all the killer diseases to invade their body through the stomach.

footnotes:
Völlerei =Gluttony
tötet = kills
mehr = more
Menschen = people
als = than
die = the
Kriege = wars
 
A proverb a day to brighten the day.

267a. Betrug hat schlechte Enden. Wer für einen anderen Mann eine Grube gräbt, fällt selbst hinein.

267b. Fraud has foul ends. He who digs a pit for another man, himself falls in it.

footnotes:-
Betrug = Fraud
hat = has
schlechte = foul
Enden = ends.
Wer = He who
gräbt = digs
eine = a
Grube = pit
für = for
einen anderen = another
Mann = man,
fällt = falls
hinein = in it
selbst = himself
 

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