Thursday, January 31, 2019

WEIGH BOTH THE GOOD AND THE BAD



Subhashitham:008
अर्थानर्थौ विनिश्चित्य व्यवसायं बजेत I
गुणत: संग्रहं कुर्यात् दोषतस्तुविसर्जयेत्  II
यदि  दोषो महान् तस्मिन् त्यजतां अविषङ्गितं I
गुणान् वा s पि बहून् ज्ञात्वा संग्रह: क्रियताम् नृप  II
Arthanarthan vinischithya vyavasaayam  bhajetha ha I
Gunatha: sangraham kuryaath doshasthu visarjayeth II
Yadhi dosho mahaan thasmin thyajathaam avishangitham  I
Gunaan vaa api bahoon gyathvaa sangraha: kriyatham  nrupa  II
This is sloka is  from Valmiki Ramayana.
 Angadha  to Rama on  Whether to accept Vibhishana or not.
“When deciding on a venture or people  we have to weigh both the good and the bad. If a person is found worthy he should be welcomed. If he is unworthy he should be avoided. If someone is predominantly bad he should not be accepted, where as if someone is predominantly good he should be allowed to join the group.”
In thirukkural similar idea is expressed:
குணம்நாடிக் குற்றமும் நாடி அவற்றுள்
மிகைநாடி மிக்க கொளல்.    குறள் 504:
Weigh well the good of each, his failings closely scan,
As these or those prevail, so estimate the man.
Sri Krishnaya thubhyam nama:

1 comment:

  1. What Does Character Mean to You?"
    The word character derives from an ancient Greek word that referred to the engraver's "mark" pressed on a coin to indicate its value. Over time, as later Greek thinkers like Plato and Aristotle began to explore the concept, the "mark" of a coin was extended to human beings, and ultimately to the idea that a person with a good or noble character was a person of great worth.
    Aristotle went on to further extend the concept when he began to differentiate "excellence of thinking" and "excellence of character," the latter referring to those moral virtues that represented a "Golden Mean." In Aristotle's view, for example, a virtue like courage represented a mean (or middle point) between the two opposing vices of rashness, on the one hand, and cowardice on the other. Aristotle also made an early observation regarding how to assess character in another person. In his Nicomachean Ethics (4th c. B.C.), he wrote:
    "Our characters are the result of our conduct."
    More than any other person, Aristotle established the idea of character as a combination of traits and qualities that make someone a morally excellent person who is truly deserving of honor. This week, spend a little time thinking about what the concept of character means to you and how it applies to your own life. As you do, give some thought to some of your very best moments as well as to any of your temporary lapses of character (trust me, we've all had them). 
    "A man is literally what he thinks,
    his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts."
    — JAMES ALLEN
    "Character builds slowly,
    but it can be torn down with incredible swiftness."
    — FAITH BALDWIN
    "Just as we develop our physical muscles through
    overcoming opposition, such as lifting weights, we develop
    our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity."
    — STEPHEN R. COVEY
    "Character—the willingness to accept responsibility for
    one's own life—is the source from which self-respect springs."
    — JOAN DIDION
    "No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character."
    — RALPH WALDO EMERSON
    "Life is a quarry, out of which we are
    to mold and chisel and complete a character."
    — JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE
    "Nothing discloses real character like the use of power."
    — ROBERT G. INGERSOLL
    "No man can climb out beyond
    the limitations of his own character."
    — JOHN MORLEY
    "A man never reveals his character more vividly
    than when portraying the character of another."
    — JEAN PAUL (JOHANN PAUL RICHTER)
    "Ninety-nine percent of leadership failures
    are failures of character."
    — NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF

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