Salok Bhagath Kabeer Jeeo Kae

[lowest of the low singhni]

vaheguru ji ka khalsa vaheguru ji ki fateh

ਕਬੀਰ ਗਰਬੁ ਨ ਕੀਜੀਐ ਊਚਾ ਦੇਖਿ ਅਵਾਸੁ ॥

kabeer garab na keejee-ai oochaa daykh avaas.

Kabeer, do not be so proud of your tall mansions.

ਆਜੁ ਕਾਲ੍ਹ੍ਹਿ ਭੁਇ ਲੇਟਣਾ ਊਪਰਿ ਜਾਮੈ ਘਾਸੁ ॥੩੮॥

aaj kaaliH bhu-ay laytnaa oopar jaamai ghaas.

Today or tomorrow, you shall lie beneath the ground, and the grass shall grow above you.

“garab” = pride

“oocha” = tall

“daykh” = see

“avaas” = mansion

“aaj” = today

“kaalih” = tomorrow

“bhu-ay” = earth

“laytnaa” = lay

“oopar” = above

“ghaas” = grass

Picture the people in the world right now who are starving to death, with no shelter or central heating to keep them comfortable. I could have chosen a more disturbing image, but here's a picture of children searching for ants to eat.

Thank God for the houses we have and the physical shelter he has provided us with. People who live on one meal a day and in severe poverty are often *happy* in that they are thankful with what little they have. They believe in Maharaj and have faith in Him. And yet we complain so much.

What have we to be proud of? Are "our" possessions really ours?

Our bodies will crumble away, and we'll return to the ground/ocean/air, for others to tread upon/swim in/breathe our remains :lol: .

~l~

vaheguru ji ka khalsa vaheguru ji ki fateh

[sikhlionz]

WaheGuru