![]() ![]() Much of the principles enunciated in the context of a country naturally lend themselves to the modern corporate world. We see this in the respective sections "merits of a king", "merits of ministers" and "qualities of a country". As we saw in part II of this series, in the Thirukkural the wealth of nations is founded on good leadership, good advisors and expertise and on the qualities of the country: natural qualities (defensive location, a fertile land etc), good alliances (and its opposite, weak enemies) and a strong defence capability. We start first with a reprise of the foundation to the wealth of nations. ![]() Whereas love in the sense of love for mankind is an important part of the book of virtue, and romantic love is the theme of the book of love, the Kural importantly places courage in the wealth of the nation. Replaced much by many: Many of the principles enunciated in the context of a country naturally lend themselves to the modern corporate world. The concepts which often appear in a personal context in the "Path of the householder" in the book of virtue reappear in a national context in considering the "wealth of nations". ![]() We saw previously that concepts such as fairness and justice cut across one book to the other. We conclude our three part introduction to the 2000 year old Tamil classic on ethical living, the Thirukkural, by looking at two popular themes from its three books: love and courage. ![]()
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