your desktop of this week See this page everyday for my comments on thiruk_kuRaL. Part I Paayiram: The first four chapters come under the grouping of Introduction. Introduction to what? About what to come in later chapters. Like a modern treatise dealing with a specific problem, the author gives a synopsis of the ideas dealt with in his wok. The first chapter deals not with just a prayer to an unknown and undefined god. He pays respects to God by asserting the primacy of Sun in lives of all beings on Earth. A fact of life which stands the test of any scientific enquiry. Just one verse. All other verses are not on any imaginary gods. That is where Ayyan Valluvar makes his work appeal an universal audience, which undoubtedly it is. The rest of first chapter defines knowledge essential for a good life and ways of acquiring them . The meaning of life, what to expect out of it is also outlined. The next three chapters of this section elaborates on this idea and prepares the audience for what to come in later chapters. Chapter 2 talks about rain and its importance in satiating hunger, the main and basic incurable disease of all living beings. Chapter 3 talks of people lived with honour and their strengths and weaknesses. Chapter 4 defines virtue , the basic ingredient of a fruitful life and well-lived life. The subsequent sections/chpters elaborates on these ideas in the context of various human environment,viz., individual/family/social/economical/political/personal et al.