Word Of The Day: drisa? Rog

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Meaning: noun: Due to the disease of sight.

Quote:
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drisa? rog pach mue pata?gaa. naad rog khap gae kura?gaa.
Because of the disease of sight, the moth is burnt to death, and because of the disease of the sound of the bell, the deer is lured to its death.
– Guru Arjan Sahib, Guru Granth Sahib, Page 1141

Message: The verses refer to the innate nature of the moth and the deer. The overriding desire in the moth for light, leads it towards burning candles and hot artificial lights. Attracted to and lured by the flame or light, it comes too close and is burnt to death. Similarly, the deer has a desire to move towards the sound of the bell. Hiding in a bush, the hunter produces the sound that lures the deer towards him. It is shot and killed. Neither the moth nor the deer has control over their desire.

How many of us actually have a vision of where we are headed in life? We make many decisions without careful thought only to regret the consequences later. There is a saying �like a moth to a flame�, which is used to describe a person with an unswerving yet self-destructive attraction. Is human behavior sometimes not similar to what is described above? Should we not be more focused on our line of vision � to see where our decisions are taking us � before we get burned? Hopefully, ours is not a self-destructive path but it may be so if we allow our senses, greed, lust or just the thrill of the chase, free rein.

Etymology: dristi, from Sanskrit drushti.