Tamil → English transcript

The most important thing is not to tell children about this money, position, and fame.

Periyar gave my father one piece of advice.

He said, “Always keep going toward the sun.”

Your shadow will come behind you, even if you do not want it.

If you leave the sun and go chasing the shadow,

you will lose both the sun and the shadow.

In the same way, if we go with a truly good, sincere aim,

and work for that country and its people,

then money, position, and fame

will come to us whether we want them or not. This is the truth.