The Goats That Could Not Cure Their Own Paralytic Illness! Poem by Dr.V.K. Kanniappan

...........as i was 'saying' before i accidentally sent an incomplete comment.............. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - part of the incomplete comment, AND the rest of the comment: well, i was going to disagree with the use of akin here: Is akin to the goat............................BUT .......................since i read in the Poet's Notes that this is only a translation, i shall not bother. NO, i SHALL bother! i understand some people would find fault with someone 'trying' to correct another's mistakes, when that someone can not correct her/his own mistakes. but just because a person is unable to walk (e.g. has no legs) is no reason why that person should not do research into prosthetics or become a physical therapist. right? is my example akin enough to what the poem was saying? ;) bri :)

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - rec·ti·fy ˈrektəˌfī/ verb verb: rectify; 3rd person present: rectifies; past tense: rectified; past participle: rectified; gerund or present participle: rectifying 1. put (something) right; correct. mistakes made now cannot be rectified later synonyms: correct, right, put right, put to rights, sort out, deal with, amend, remedy, repair, fix, make good, resolve, settle; informalpatch up Perry is willing to do anything to rectify the situation with his estranged grandfather purify or refine (a substance) , especially by repeated distillation. add 10 cc of rectified alcohol 2. convert (alternating current) to direct current. rectified AC power systems 3. find a straight line equal in length to (a curve) . Origin late Middle English: from Old French rectifier, from medieval Latin rectificare, from Latin rectus ‘right.’ Translate rectify to Use over time for: rectify - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - well, i was going to disagree with the use of akin here. Is akin to the goat........... .................BUT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - a·kin əˈkin/ adjective adjective: akin of similar character. something akin to gratitude overwhelmed her synonyms: similar, related, close, near, corresponding, comparable, equivalent; connected, alike, analogous much of the vegetation here is akin to that of southern California antonyms: unlike related by blood. Origin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

This is very true of people in politics in particular, be they in East or West or North or South. Some nations too poke their nose to others, in the same way you highlight in your poem. We say this as worrying about the dust in other person's eye, being indifferent to the pole in his own eye. Thanks for sharing.