Why do we read Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, even if we can't understand a single Gurmukhi word?
I’ll tell you a beautiful story about the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji ...
-=Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa, Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh=-
An old Sikh man lived on a farm in the mountains of Punjab with his young grandson.
Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. His grandson adored his grand dad and wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could.
One day the grandson asked, “Dada Ji (Grandpa!) I try to read the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji just like you but I don't understand it, and what I do understand, I forget as soon as I close the book.
What good does reading the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji do?'
The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, 'Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.'
The boy, as always did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house.
The grandfather laughed and said, 'You'll have to move a little faster next time,' and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again.
This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home.
Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, and he went to get a bucket instead.
The grandfather said, Son 'I don't want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water.
You're just not trying hard enough,' and he went out the door to watch the boy try again.
At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak out before he got back to the house.
The boy again dipped the basket into river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather the basket was empty again.
Out of breath, he said, 'See Grandpa, it's useless!'
'Son, So you think it is useless?' The old man said, 'Look at the basket.'
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean, inside and out.
'My Son, that's what happens when you read the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out. That is the work of Waheguru (God) in our lives.'
-=Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa, Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh=-
~ K.S. Attalia
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