SOME DAYS……..
Like many of us in the group, I am deeply invested in our Farmers cause. But some days it is just seems like an invincible battle, where all the odds seem to be stacked against justice and truth, where “might seems to be right “with an utter disregard of humanity.
It does not help that the perpetrators seem to be in a world where this reality of the farmers does not seem to exist. The news of stadiums being renamed and “zoos” to be constructed seem nothing short of bizarre?
How can these creatures (I cannot call them humans) be allowed to get away with this?
Despite the social media bashing, the twitter outrage, and some honest journalism it seems like these megalomaniacs have shut their minds and eyes.
On days like this, I selfishly turn to the one belief that I was bought up to believe in …. the power of Prayer and Waheguru.
As a child I remember my mother doing “Path” from the Guru Granth Sahib every day and I have a memory of “moi” as a 4 year old following her in the morning to the room where she reverently opened the Guru Granth Sahib ji in the early hours of the morning and recited the Gurbani..I remember she always did a “path” to commemorate our birthdays ,us, the three siblings. So, in addition to running the house like clockwork she found the time to read the Guru Granth Sahib completely 4 times ( all 1430 pages of it) to celebrate four birthdays a year, us three siblings and our dad. I hate to admit, very sheepishly that I have never done it for her even once and she will be 83 this year !!
Another thing that springs to mind is our father who had a deep love for Hindustani classical music ; he instilled this love of the “Raagas” in us and also gave us an education about how every “Shabad” in the Gurbani has been set to a particular “Raaga”
One of our favourite Hazoori Raagi’s is the deceased Bhai Bakhshish Singh ji who even performed the “lawan”( wedding) ceremony of my sister and brother-in-law 38 years back .He has a very distinctive voice and a style
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Today I felt I needed to listen to him, and I did.
And it has given me the courage to face this day
another good write up..
ReplyDeleteWhen you have a distinguished past and lineage, you ought to share with your readers and followers.
No point bottling up such wonderful thoughts as these.
And I think Bhai bakshish singh jis legacy lives on in the form of his son, bhai Randhir singh ji. I hope, am right.��
Thank you Hardeep for being so patient and going through my ramblings ..much obliged .Yes Bhai Bakhshish Singh had a very unique style ..I will listen to his son..I am sure he will be as good as his father .
ReplyDeleteThank you .S