Time, please?

Dark clouds may appear scary but they make fabulous pictures.

“Toopina dina kammi, aatina dina jaasti.”

My grandma used to say this. My ma does — now. Translated from Tulu, it practically means: The days I had outnumber the days left in me. A popular saying among elders, the line reflects on the ultimate truth (death) as well as the ultimate gift (time).

Isn’t it amazing that the so-called vernacular languages can be so deep without having to carry the pretense of intellectualism?