Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!!
I'm not much of a writer, so kept this very brief.
Recently I reached a stage in my life where I believed that I was incapable of love. Having lost a few people in a relatively short space of time, I thought that if I stopped feeling love then consequently I would stop feeling pain. So I isolated myself emotionally from my family and friends for several months. Fortunately, Guru Sahib saved me from this destructive state of mind before I could do any lasting damage. Once I returned to my former self, the experience of love became overwhelming. I would go to the Gurdwara and cry uncontrollably if a Gursikh hugged me, or if I listened to Gurbani. This is love.
Knowing that Guru Sahib loves me is my only understanding of this concept. If I didn’t belong to Guru Sahib, I would not feel love.
The idea of love is thrown around freely everyday, which doesn’t do this concept any justice. I’m trying not to use clichés here, but I feel that love cannot be defined through words- it can only be experienced by showing compassion and empathy. Maybe I haven’t helped the world by showing love; I have only assisted myself.
I hope that one day we can agree to disagree, thus building love rather than creating divisions within the Khalsa panth.
Bhul Chuk Maaf Karo Ji
Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!!!