Sit Down

So when my grade 6 English teacher Mr A. Rahemtula jee asked us to hand in our journals the second week of class for marking he said something which to this day I don’t forget. “You Fool!!!!! I know in whose room I wouldn’t want to set foot in. Yours!” and he hurled another volley of abuse “Man oh man it must be like an earthquake in there.”

After a few smirks and may smiles later when everyone had another gulp of air he said to me how do I know? I was too wounded to respond and he said he’ll tell the class: “your writing is the dirtiest I have ever seen!”

“Why do you write so messy?” asked he.

I today had the same treatment but in the hazoori of Shri Guru Granth Sahib Jee and in a calm filled voice. I learned something which I should have learnt a long time ago. And that is to keep a neat and tidy room, but beyond that your workplace home and even writing.

My writing has improved little since Grade 6 but still I haven’t come across major problems after all these years. (for the record I still think Mr A Rahemtula was one of the best assets khalsa school ever had, never come across such a teacher even after so long) His students know this first hand...

Meet Bhai Shangara Singh Jee:

He’s one of my closest associates, besides this is also my Fuffar Jee and fellow hockey player. So anyway, today I was at their house and after listening to Sehaj Paath and once they were going to start Rehrass Sahib I went out the door and told them that they shall do paath without me since my legs were sore.

Even though I didn’t intend to i said them all: “I’ll do paath on my rollerblades”

HERE IS THE POINT OF THIS POST:

So Fuffar Jee explained that I shouldn’t be doing any paath while walking around or doing something else. Especially Rahrass sahib, since it’s a chaunkee, and it is a must the Sikhs sit down and do paath in the evening time.

I hadn’t thought of that before and so I came to the startling yet basic realization that when you’re doing paath you should have a dedicated time which should be alloted out of out busy schedules. Since Guru Sahib listens to paath it must be a calm atmosphere as well.

Some from point A to point B obviously since Guru Sahib I with me all the time, and becuase i do paath in my room, my room should be neat and tidy. So Mr. Rahemtula’s voice again ringing vibrant and vivid “your room must look like an earthquake has struck”

PS. I will wtite up a sakhi directly endorsing these points when I have more time(next few days)