62.2 Perseverance

 62.2 Perseverance

Question:

What is the benefit of working hard?

 

Answer:

Persistent hard work will bring about good fortune

and indolence will bring about poverty.                                         (Couplet – 616)

முயற்சி திருவினை ஆக்கும் முயற்றின்மை

இன்மை புகுத்தி விடும்.                                                         (குறள் – 616)

Explanation:

We sometimes see good things happen to some people without effort or only with minimal effort. For example, somebody may win a lottery and become a millionaire. The only action on his part would have been to purchase the lottery ticket. But the probability of winning a lottery is minuscule. Therefore, one cannot consider playing the lottery as the game plan to become wealthy. The real approach to gaining wealth, success, fame, recognition, etc., is to work hard with perseverance. According to Valluvar, persistent hard work will yield wealth, success, fame, recognition, etc. On the other hand, a lack of persistent hard work will not produce wealth, success, fame, recognition, etc.