Word Of The Day: Belee

ਬੇਲੀ (belee)
Meaning: noun: friend.

Quote:
ਕਰਿ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਮੇਲੀ ॥ ਜਾ ਫਿਰਿ ਦੇਖਾ ਤਾ ਮੇਰਾ ਅਲਹੁ ਬੇਲੀ॥
kar kirpaa prabh saadhsaňg melee. jaa phir dekhaa taa meraa alahu belee.
Through His grace the Divine has joined me with virtuous people (saadh sangat). And now when I see around I realize the Almighty is my Friend (always there with me).
– Sheikh Fareed, Guru Granth Sahib, Page 794

Message: God does not want to be separated from us – He is manifested through His creation. He wants us to feel His presence within and all around. But man wastes precious moments of his life without realizing this. And then regrets all the wasted time gone by. This is the story for most of us. We lose our youth in search of transitory happiness. We have no time to engage in divine knowledge. We have no time to help those in need. We invest in relationships not merely for love and with sincerity, but for whatever extra wealth or pleasures that can satisfy our unending materialistic desires. All our associations with others come with strings attached.

This period of separation from the divine truth is a painful loss and one can never attain inner peace without seeking it. With the grace of the Divine, when we realise this, does our journey to peace and tranquility begin.

The journey of life is full of ups and downs, and none of our materialistic investments or superficial relationships will guide us through or help us. God is our true friend and like-minded people our true guides. Therefore, we must endeavor to think of that path early on while we are still in our youth, and through right guidance, enable ourselves to walk on the path of life successfully. In this way, we will find serenity and internal harmony and finally arrive at our purpose of life.

There is one thing, and only one thing, in which it is granted to you to be free in life, all else being beyond your power: that is to recognize and profess the truth.
– Leo Tolstoy

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