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Walking low is not only stooping in body; it is also doing base deeds. Humility and lowliness are different: bowing to elders is a virtue, bowing to injustice is degradation.\nThiruvalluvar's chapter on honour holds that death is better than a life of base deeds. The Gita (6.5) says, 'Lift yourself by yourself; do not let yourself sink down.'","story_title_ta":"","story_ta":"","story_title_en":"","story_en":"","reflection_ta":"\u0baa\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b89\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3 \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc8 \u0b89\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc7 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd?","reflection_en":"Where in your life do you see the difference between humility and debasement?","image_prompt":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/6322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/verse"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verse\/6322\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kural_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kural_section?post=6322"},{"taxonomy":"literary_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/literary_category?post=6322"},{"taxonomy":"author_poet","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_poet?post=6322"},{"taxonomy":"thinai_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thinai_type?post=6322"},{"taxonomy":"work_title","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamil.one\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_title?post=6322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}