A re-post of an old inspirational blog post linked to Guru Arjan Dev Jee's Shaheedi day.
(Originally posted 27th September 2011)
During Dastaar Day in London on Sunday, I met Bhai Amrik Singh is a Sikh Chaplain working at Heathrow Airport who shared an inspirational story...
During Guru Arjan Dev jee's Shaheedi purb (martyrdom day) the Sikhs working at Heathrow airport decided to give out free ice creams to the public and at the same time give out a small and simple leaflet about the Gurpurb. Sikh volunteers got on the buses and gave out free ice-creams to the passengers and then handed over the small leaflet. At the end the bottom of the leaflet was Bhai Amrik Singh jee's contact details and phone number.
One young lady who was given a free ice-cream on the bus rang Bhai Amrik Singh that evening. She said:
"Hi,
I got a free ice-cream today and got your number from the leaflet. I
was going through a really bad day. I am going through a divorce and I
am feeling depressed and sad about life and the world. I was thinking
there's no good people in the world, when a lovely Sikh man offered me a
free ice-cream.
I got home and remembered I was given a leaflet. I read
the leaflet and found out about Guru Arjan Dev. Reading the leaflet has
changed me. I thought my pain and suffering was bad, but reading about
Guru Arjan Dev everything got put in perspective. What I was going
through was nothing like what the Guru went through. I couldn't believe
and get over how he said, "I accept God's Will sweetly" whilst going
through so much torture. I just wanted to say thanks for making me
realise this and changing my life."
Bhai Sahib said that since they have commemorated the Gurpurb in this way every year and do similar things for other Gurpurbs.
Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji gives us all the following message in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਦੁਪਦੇ ॥One Universal Creator God: Raag Nat Naaraayan, by Fifth Nanak, written two parts.ਉਲਾਹਨੋ ਮੈ ਕਾਹੂ ਨ ਦੀਓ ॥(O Lord! Since receiving the Guru's Grace) I don't blame anyone else.
ਮਨ ਮੀਠ ਤੁਹਾਰੋ ਕੀਓ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥Whatever You do is sweet to my mind. ||1||Pause||ਆਗਿਆ ਮਾਨਿ ਜਾਨਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਸੁਨਿ ਸੁਨਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਤੁਹਾਰੋ ਜੀਓ ॥O Lord! Understanding and sweetly obeying Your Order, I have found peace; hearing, listening to Your Name, I have become spiritually alive.ਈਹਾਂ ਊਹਾ ਹਰਿ ਤੁਮ ਹੀ ਤੁਮ ਹੀ ਇਹੁ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਮੰਤ੍ਰੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜੀਓ ॥੧॥I have firmly implanted the teaching of the Guru within (my mind) that here and hereafter, O Lord, You, only You (will be of help to me). ||1||ਜਬ ਤੇ ਜਾਨਿ ਪਾਈ ਏਹ ਬਾਤਾ ਤਬ ਕੁਸਲ ਖੇਮ ਸਭ ਥੀਓ ॥Since I came to realize this (from the Guru), I have been blessed with total inner peace and pleasure.ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਪਰਗਾਸਿਓ ਆਨ ਨਾਹੀ ਰੇ ਬੀਓ ॥੨॥੧॥੨॥O Nanak! (Say-) in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the Guru has revealed that other than the Lord there is no other (who can do anything). ||2||1||2||
Dhan Hai Guru! Dhan Hai Teree Sikhee!
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