Mehtab Singh

RACISM - EXCELLENT READING

This took place on a BA flight between Johannesburg and London.

A white woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.

Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.

"Madam, what is the matter," The hostess asked.

"You obviously do not see it then?" she responded. "You placed me next to a black man. I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. Give me an alternative seat."

"Be calm please," the hostess replied. "Almost all the places on this flight are taken. I will go to see if another place is available."

The Hostess went away and then came back a few minutes later.

"Madam, just as I thought, there are no other available seats in the economy class. I spoke to the captain and he informed me that there is also no seat in the business class. All the same, we still have one place in the first class."

Before the woman could say anything, the hostess continued: "It is not usual for Our company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting."

She turned to the black man, and said, "Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class."

At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.

RACISM - EXCELLENT READING

This took place on a BA flight between Johannesburg and London.

A white woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man.

Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air Hostess.

"Madam, what is the matter," The hostess asked.

"You obviously do not see it then?" she responded. "You placed me next to a black man. I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. Give me an alternative seat."

"Be calm please," the hostess replied. "Almost all the places on this flight are taken. I will go to see if another place is available."

The Hostess went away and then came back a few minutes later.

"Madam, just as I thought, there are no other available seats in the economy class. I spoke to the captain and he informed me that there is also no seat in the business class. All the same, we still have one place in the first class."

Before the woman could say anything, the hostess continued: "It is not usual for Our company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting."

She turned to the black man, and said, "Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class."

At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.

http://www.tapoban.org/phorum/read.php?f=1&i=18772&t=18772

I was reading a book about the travels of Guru Nanak and it says that there are a number of shrines of Guru Nanak in the Muslim world. The books is by SS Kohli

It claims, "At Madina, religious discussions were held with the Guru by Imam Ghaus, Imam Ashraf and Imam Azim who ultimately bowed before the Guru with great veneration. A house of Nanak Pir of Wali Hind exists at Madina at a distance of about three miles from teh burial place of the Prophet."

In Iraq, it is said that "Even today there are several disciples of Guru Nanak in Iraq. These people live on the banks of the Tigris river, partiuclarly in the cities of Al Kut and Baghdad. They are called Sobi and generally they are gold-smiths by occupation. They are experts in their trade. They keep long hair and do not cut their beards and remember the Guru by names of Baba Nanak or Baba Nana."

In Egypt: "It has been leart that a platform of Nanak Wali still exists in honour the vist of the Guru in the Suburban area of Cairo...[sikh soldiers] saw a platform towards the south of the town of Kaikai which was stated to be the place where teh Master had met the Sultan and that the Sikh soldiers had congregation and sacrement there".

In Uganda: At a distance of about 12 miles from the Tapora Station, there is a memorial in honour of the visit of Guru Nanak in the hilly forests. At a distance of about 24 miles from Kampala, there is a villge names Bab Nanika after the name of the Guru where the sprin commemorates teh visit of the Guru which was the result of his blessings. It is said that ther is no other spring in the vast area."

Syria: It is said that there is a mosque here named mosque of Wali Hind near the mosque of Baba Farid"

Uzbekistan: There is a Dharamsala in memory of the Guru. It is said that the Sikhs installed the holy Granth in this Dharamsala in AD 1858. Up to Bukhara several Sikh merchants are found, but byeond that there are very few. Another town named Karmine was said to be visted by the Guru near the town of Vakand. The poeple of this place are only devoted to Guru Nanak Wali Hind and his discipline.

Then the Guru visited Karshi. The memorial of Nanak Qalandhar is situated to the south of the town. In Samarkand, the people of this place still hold him in veneration and worship the Asa (staff) of Nanak Kalandhar.

A village in the area named Narata was visited by the Guru there is a sping of the Guru at this place on a hill. The people remember the Guru mostly as Pir Wali HInd. Some of the remember him as Nanak Qlandhar. The keepers of this memorial say that in AD 1826 the Emir of Bukhara attacked the Emir of HIssar (in Uzbekistan) he was defeated in the first battle, but when he prayed at teh sprin of Nanak Pir, he was successful in the next attempt.

IN the area around Ura Tybe people are disciples of the Guru and do not talk of any other preceptor except Wali Hind.

Afghanistan: In Gharuka, 25kos from Kabul, It is said that the sand gaters in teh form of a mount during the day and spreads out during the night. Early in the morning the noise of the horses' hoofs is heard. The music is also heard during the night. There is a Sikh temple at Gharuka in honour of the vist of the Guru. In Hazara, the disciples of the Guru in the area are known as Murid Nanaki. It is said that because of the faith of the people, the impression of the Panja (hand print) of the Guru is seen on the Prasad.

http://www.sikhiwallpapers.com/news/jaspri...-from-korea/183

On Dec. 7, 2007 a crane barge broke free from one of the barges towing it and ran into the side of the Hebei Spirit, which was at anchor. The collision caused 10,800 tons of crude oil to flow into the sea, polluting much of Korea’s coastline..

A lower court had cleared the two Indian seamen of wrongdoing in July, but then an appeals court sentenced Jasprit Singh and other to 18 months for negligence in avoiding the collision and for not doing enough to limit the spill. His first officer was sentenced to eight months

The one thing that Jasprit Singh Chawla clung to during the days of ordeal was his Sikh faith, getting up every single day at 5:30 am for his Nitnem.

Back home, Jasprit Kaur Chawla’s lovely wife Gurpreet Kaur Chawla could hardly ever sleep peacefully all these months. Her year long fight was exhausting and with the system being so apathetic, it also perhaps gave her an insight into the unfairness built in into the way government machinery works. But there was not a moment when she was not praying to Akalpurakh for her husband’s safety and return.

Actually, the guilty verdict was not even expected, particularly because the crew members had already been acquitted earlier by a lower court. “The chief officer did not even get to say goodbye to his family,†said Capt. Sharad Saldanha of V.Ships, the company that manages the tanker. “They got to meet the next day. But the families were not present in court, because none of us expected such a total U-turn of judgment. Not only us but the whole maritime community; all the international organizations are totally shocked.â€

The ruling has met with condemnation from the shipping community. The International Transport Workers Federation and other shipping bodies have both slammed the verdict, calling it a vindictive decision.

“The captain is a very religious man. He gets up at 5:30 every morning to say his prayers. In fact, when he arrived in prison, his main concerns were getting his armlet, which is a religious thing, and his turban,†Saldanha had told The Korean Herald. He used to spend most of his day praying and reading religious books.

“He doesn’t want to read anything else - he just wants to read religious books. He wants to know what is happening outside with this case and religious books. Other than that he is not interested in reading.â€

Jasprit Singh, who does not eat non-vegetarian food for religious reasons, avoided most of the prison food as vegetarian options were too little. He survived on just rice and water since the 10th of December. His colleagues were well aware that his health was deteriorating. Chawla was kept in a small individual cell and was let out for one hour a day.

Now Singh is back home after South Korean court released him on bail.

Sri Laxman Ji was Sri Ram Chander Ji's younger brother. After Sita Mai was kidnapped by Ravan, she threw her jewelery on the path he took her from, thus leaving behind a trail for Sri Ram Chander Ji. The jewelery included her ear rings, necklace, bangles etc. and aslo the small rings she wore on the fingers in her feet. Sri Ram Chander Ji recognized her jewelery, but Laxman was able to recognize only the rings she wore in her feet, as he never gazed on her above her feet. It has been a well known fact throughout history that Sri Laxman Ji never ever gazed upon any woman above her feet.

May Guru Sahib bless all of us with such a high moral character!

Raaj Na Chaahu, Mukat Na Chaahu, Mann Preet Charan Kamla Re...i dont want kingdoms or liberation, i want the love of your feet oh Lord.

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!

Following is an article on NAAM picked up from Living Treasure forum.
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SIX QUESTIONS

WHO AM I ?

WHERE DID I COME FROM ?

WHAT IS THE MEANING AND PURPOSE OF MY EXISTENCE ?

HOW CAN I FREE MYSELF FROM EARTHLY BONDAGE ?

WHY IS GOD SO INDIFFERENT ?

WHERE AM I GOING ?



To answer these six questions on the basis of Gurbani, basic
understanding of principle components of Sikhism ie God, Naam and
Maya is required.This will be discussed briefly below:

God is One (Ik) Supreme Being Who has manifested Himself in His
creation (akaar) thru His Shabad (Ooom). The Shabad is the Word He
uttered to create the universe. That Word is called Naam in SGGS.

"Keeta passao eko kwaao."

Thru His Naam God created the universe using five elements, which are
air, water, fire earth and space.

"Panch tutt kar Tudh shrisht sabh saaji."

God first created Himself and then created Naam and from Naam He
created the nature (physical universe) and is sitting inside each of
His creation and is rejoicing.

"Aapine Aaap saajio Aspine rachio Naam Dooey kudrat saajiey kar aasan
ditho chaao.

"Naam ke dhare sagle jant Naam ke dhare khand brahmand

"Naam ke dhare akaash pataal. Naam ke dhare sagal akaar."

Naam, when it is in our body is called Soul. When we hear it
as 'anhad shabad' is called Shabad. When we see it inside, it is
called Jot. It is to this Shabad that mind has to link toduring
meditation. It is this Shabad what Guru Nanak Dev Ji calls 'Shabad
Guru'.

The entire universe is woking or running under His order (Hukam) and
nothing is out of His control. "Hukmen under sabh ko, bahar Hukam
na koey."

His Hukam is also His Naam. "Eka Naam Hukam hai, Nanak Satgur dia
bujhaey jio."

Thus His Naam is His Word, His Powe, His Hukam, His Light(Jot) His
Intelligence, His Wisdom, His Love and everything that God is. Naam
is actually God's extension into His universe running it as per His
Will. Nature is not here forever running by itself but at God's
command. He expands it whenever He feels like and withdraws it to
Himself at His own pleasure. He has done it many a time.

"Tis bhave tan kare bisthar. Tis bhave tan ikankar."

"Kaee bar pasrio passar"

In His creation are countless number of animate and inanimate
(visible and invisible) objects, millions of species (8.4 millions in
SGGS) who are part of nature and are doing whatever He planned for
them.

"Jee jant sabh Tudh upaaey, Jit jit bhana tit tit laaey."

The whole universe is His playground and He is palying His game and
watching it and enjoying it.

"Apna khel aap kar dekhe". "Mere Thakur rachan rachaya."

The entire visible universe we are living in and made out of five
elements is His Maya. Our physical bodies are part of this Maya.
Among the creatures on this planet, human stands supreme and other
species on this planet are subservient to him. " Avar jon teri
panhaari, is dahrti mehn teri sikdaari."

All creatures are born to die under His Hukam and then reincarnate
under His Hukam. "Jamna marna Hukam hai bhaney aave jaaey."

So all beings reincarnate from one form to the next higher form as
per His will. Thus many a live could be spent as a worm, insect,
elephent, fish, deer, bird, snake, yoked as an ox or a horse till you
are ready to meet the Lord, this human body is fashioned for
you. "Kaee janam bhaey keet patanga.

"Kaee janam gaj .meen karanga Kaee janam punkhi sarap hoiyo. Kaee
janam haiver brikh joiyo. Mil Jagdeesh milan ki baria. Chirankaal eh
deh sanjaria."

Another point to observe here is that evolution is not of the body
but mind. When mind is evolved enough in one physical form it will be
given the next higher form for its further development. The ultimate
form is human where the mind is most developed and has the
opportunity to cross over to the higher spiritual side under the
guidance of Satguru who was sent to humanity by God to help it
realise the purpose of life and to achieve the goal of uniting with
the Source, that is God from where the life started. Mind is also
made out of five elements and does all the thinking,deeds and duties
during the life time of the physical body.

"Eh mun karman eh mun dharman eh mun punch tutt te junman".

It has an intoxicating love for the Maya, the world we live in. This
has led the mind astray from reality and the world becomes an end in
itself. Thus Maya makes mind forget God, produce attachment to the
world and leads to duality.

"Eh Maya jit Har visre moh upje bhao dooja laya."

Maya influences the mind in three modes: Rajas, Tamas and Satvic.
Each mode produces different thoughts in the mind.

Rajas mode creates hopes, ambitions, anxieties, worries etc. Tamas
mode creates lust, anger, greed, attachments, ego, duality, hatred,
slandering etc. Satvic mode creates kindness, contentment, sense of
duty, discipline, charity etc. Life under these modes is called life
in 'Bhavjal Sagar' or Ocean of Life. Mind under the influence of
rajas and tamas modes gets polluted and can't think of reality of its
spiritual nature. The only way to cleanse it is by Nectar of Naam.
The pool of nectar of Naam lies inside the human body.

"Bhariey mutt papan ke sang oh dhope Navey ke rang."

"Kayan under amritsar saach."

" Suniey munniey mun keeta bhao, untergutt tirath mul nhao."

The mind has to cleanse itself by bathing in this pool of nectar.

"Mael gaee mun nirmal hoaa Amritsar tirath nahey."

Now only Satguru can help us reach this pool of nectar where mind can
cleanse itself . This is done by meditating on the gurmantra under
the guidance of the Satguru. This can be discussed separately to
avoid length of this missive. Once the mind is pure it is ready to
meet with the Lord but has to await for His Grace. Once mind receives
His Grace, it gets into its own home.

'nij ghar/thir ghar' from where it can go to God's mansion, 'sehj
ghar "Nij ghar bass sehj ghar laeey."

Now I think we could be ready for the answers to the questions.



WHO AM I ?

I am a human, child of God born on this planet earth as per His Will.
Inside my body is my mind and soul housed in another subtle
body. "Sookham moorat Naam Niranjan kayan ka akaar."

I am a Sikh of Satguru Guru Granth Sahib and am trying to understand
life, its mission, and make the best of this opportunity under His
Guidance.My body has nine openings which deal with outside world but
there is an invisible mental door which opens to the higher spiritual
world of God to which I really belong. My mind is personification of
Soul which is part of God inside me.

" Mun toon Jot saroop hain"



WHERE DID I COME FROM ?

This body I have was gifted to me by God thru the union of my father
and mother. "Maat pita sanjog upaaey rakat bind kar pind keeya,"

My mind and soul which were also gifted to me during my first ever
birth on this planet have moved thru millions of other species as
part of creation process of God and finally been awarded this human
form, which is the supreme physical form on this planet.



WHAT IS MEANING AND PURPOSE OF MY EXISTENCE?

The purpose of life in the human body is to reunite with God. The way
to achieve this goal is by remembrance of His Naam in the company of
sadh sangat. Nothing else is of any avail to us. One has to prepare
to cross this 'bhavjal'-the ocean of Maya, otherwise the life is
getting wasted being involved in the lure of Maya.

"Bhaee prapat manukh dehuria, Gobind milan ki ehei teri barai. Avar
kaaj tere kite na kaam, Mil sadh sangat bhaj kewal Naam. Saranjam
laag bhavjal taran ke, Janam birtha jaat rang Maya ke."

A simple guidance to lead this life purposefully and successfully is
to live it with positive initiative, earn your living honestly and
enjoy the comforts and boons of human life and at the same time meet
the Lord thru remembrance of His Holy Naam, which will take all your
worries away

" Uddam krendian jio too, kmanvdian sukh bhunch. Dhiandian too Prabhu
mil Nanak utri chint."



HOW CAN I FREE MYSELF FROM EARTHLY BONDAGE?

Earthly bondage is the bondage of Maya on the mind with thoughts
of 'raj gun' and 'tam gun'.So we have to ferry across the 'bhavjal
sagar' with the help of meditation on gurmantra provided to us by
Satguru. This will take our mind to where there is no air, fire,
water and earth which means no Maya (at this stage, mind stops
thinking and this state is called 'sunn' in SGGS).There lies the true
Naam of the True Lord which will pull the mind out of this ocean of
Maya.

"Satguru hai bohitha shabad langhavanhaar. Tithai pavan na pavko na
jal na akaar Tithe sacha sach Naey bhavjal taranhaar."

His True Naam cleans up the mind and makes it ready to meet the
Lord .When union is achieved with His Grace; the shackles of Maya are
permanently broken.

WHY IS GOD INDIFFERENT?

It is not God who is indifferent, but our mind who does not think
about Him because it is engrossed in Maya and seeking happiness
there. When the problems come because of of its doings (karams), then
it starts praying to God and when things don' go its way, it starts
complaining and thinks God is indifferent. God still hears the
complaints and prayers but let the mind go thru its own created
problems for its learning. God is sitting inside everybody as Soul
and watching the mind's actions and even providing guidance from time
to time but mind does not pay much attention to it. Then it receives
happiness and grief for its own good and bad karma.

Manda changa aapna ,aapey hi keeta pavana."



WHERE I AM GOING?

Life on this planet is given to us for fixed time .God gives us
counted number of breaths and days and cannot be changed even by a
fraction.

"Gin ghale sab divas saas Na badhan ghatan til saar."

When life is given to us, the destiny is already written downland
Dharam Rai, the judge on our karmas is also sent with us.

"Nanak jee upaaeike likh naaven Dharanm bahaliya."

Along with Dharam Rai is Chittar Gupt, who checks on our thoughts and
actions in every breath we take, keeps account of it and submit a
report to Dharam Rai. Then there are 'Jumdoots ' whose job is to pull
our subtle body out of our physical body after we take the last
breath and presents it to Dharam Rai who has our report card from
Chittar Gupt. A judgment is pased on our karmas and next life form is
decided for some immediately and some have to wait and suffer in hell
before are given another chance. There are innumerable sufferings in
terrible hells, which are places for the ungrateful people.

"Narak ghor bauh dukh ghane akirtghana ka thaan."

Those who commit sins are definitely robbed, Azrail or Jum seizes
them and tortures them, the creator Lord put them in hell and the
judge asks them to render the account.

"Paap krendar sarpar muthe. Azrail phare phar kuthe. Dojak paaey
sirjan hare , Lekha munge baniaa"

For those who had tried very hard to reach God but could not win. His
grrace though their minds had become clean, they become angels and go
to what we call heaven. The angels don't have to get born but they
are stuck in that place and cant meet the Lord and are praying to God
again to let them have the human body so that they can do
enough 'bhagti' to be lucky enough to be with the Lord .

"Is dehi ko simrai dev,so dehi bhaj Har ki sev."

However Gurmakhs who had been lucky during their life time and with
their 'bhagti' and were able to win the Grace of God, became 'jivan
mukat' are escorted to 'Sehaj Ghar',God's Mansion. Dharam Rai
welcomes them, their accounts already settled (no files). For them
this ardous journey comes to an end and they achieve permanent peace
and bliss in the presence of God. This is what Guru Ji recommends to
his Sikhs: Dont seek 'raaj' or 'mukti'.but the love of God in His
presence.

"Raaj na chahon mukat na chahon Mun preet charan kamlan re."

For a manmukh however, the cycle of birth and death continuesand he
suffers great punishment on this long journey.

"Jam jam marey marey phir jamey. Bauht sajaaey paiaa des lammey."

Seeking forgiveness for errors in quoting gurbani and gurmat.

I am not as learned as most on this forum, but I think realizing Waheguru is something that is not done outside but inside. We have to meet/realize/experience Akaal Purakh within our own self. We are drops, He is the ocean. He is our source. Once we shed the barrier of duality, maya, ego etc. we can see/meet/realize/experience Him. Those who have done this are brahmgyanis.

Please correct me if I am wrong

----- Original Message -----
From: Harkinder Singh Chahal

Life of an Akali Singh......Inspiring Episodes
Durrat-Nivaran, Dushat-Daman, Gyan-Saroop, Meharvaan,
Parm-Poojjaye, Prem-Moorat Sri Khalsa Ji Sahib:

Waheguru ji ka Khalsa Waheguru ji ki Fateh:

It was month of winter year 2001. I visited Damdama
Sahib with my old mother and my son. There I met this
old Nihung Singh who was well educated and knew
English as well. He lived on very bare minimum, and
slept on Parali spread on the kacha floor of a room
without any doors. He was expert in folk
medicines (Desi Dawaees). He was well travelled a
store house of knowledge and passion for serving
humanity. I listened to him in complete raptness for
about two hours. At one point I mentioned to him that
my mother was suffering from some breathing
irregularities.

He prepared a medicine right before my eyes and
recommended that it must be given with hot water. I
told him that we have hot water from geyser in the
room but he ran at full speed towards Langar fire pit
to heat some water and brought it back in very short
time. I wondered what was the difference between
electrically heated water or the Langar Hall's deg
heated water. Only the compassion in Nihung Singh ji's
deep penetrating eyes, and his body's erect thin old
frame knew the secret to my question. I never dared to
ask him the question: "What is the technical
difference in this hot water of the geyser and that
hot water of Langar's degcha?"

He did this all without any consideration for any
compensation whatsoever. I asked him his name. He said
there is nothing in NAMES. "Navaan vich ki piayaa
hai?" But upon more insistence he wrote in the dust of
the ground, in English letters: "Pattiaan Wala Vaid" -
Perhaps pointing to the fact that "From dust we came
and to dust we return. He murmered in soft voice that
he is only Guru Gobind Singh's son.
My son was messmerized listening him talk for about
two hours and then give medication to my mother in
such a dramatic manner in the end.....Dhann Guru,
Dhann Guru Piarey.
Harkinder Singh, London ,Ontario Canada
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My 16 years old son sent me the following story today
that reminded me to pen down the above episode
briefly. Please share the following with others in
Name of Satguru Nanak, Akaal-roop Gur Gobind Singh:

"I have come across an amazing life of a nameless
Akali Singh whose jeevan I feel very compelled to
share with all of you. Akali jee was 81 years old in
1973, when his life was first written. Akali jee
instructed the original author to withhold his name as
he did not like to advertise his greatness.
Akali jee always stayed in Akali baana and was never
seen without shaster (weapons). He led a very simple
life and was a great rassiya of Gurbani and
Naam. His humility was unmatched and his speech was
sweet as honey.

He was arrested by the British government in 1916 and
till 1932 he stayed in jail for playing part in the
independence of India. After getting released, he went
to jail many times and in 1942 he was in jail with
Jawahar Lal Nehru; the first prime minister of India.
After the independence of India, Akali jee stayed
fully independent of worldly responsibilities and led
his life helping out others. He forever stayed merged
in the Naam of Vaheguru. He would stay in one place
for few months and then move on. He did not have any
attachments in the world and had no belongings to
worry about.

In 1962, he came to the Sipri town of Madhya Pardesh
(largest state of India). Sipri town of Madhya Pardesh
was greatly infected with crime at that time. There
was a small Gurdwara Sahib in the town and Akali jee
stayed there during his stay in this town.
One evening, Akali jee finished doing his Rehraas
Sahib paath and went out for a walk. While he was
coming back from the walk and was walking by a
water tank, he heard the moaning of a woman that grew
in a loud scream as if she heard someone walk by.
Akali jee stopped and started walking towards the
back of the water tank and saw about 8-10 men removing
the clothes and jewelery of a struggling woman. He
also saw a young man tied to a tree.

Akali jee tried to stop the thugs from committing this
crime but they did not pay any attention to a old
person. How could Akali jee tolerate such
cruelty on a helpless woman right in front of him? He
did realize his age which was about 71 years at that
time, and that he was against about 10 badmaashs
(thugs). He briefly closed his eyes and remembered
Siri Guru Gobind Singh jee and reminded him of his
bachan of Sava laakh se ek laraayoon i.e. I will make
my Khalsa fight with 125,000 persons. Akali jee
felt immense power at the end of the ardaas and he
took his 2 feet long stick and started beating the
thugs with it.

When the thugs got hurt with the stick, they all took
out their Rampuri knives and attacked Akali jee. Akali
jee who was an accomplished player of gatka,
immediately changed his paintra and took out his
kirpaan. He played gatka in such a way that no badmash
could even come near him, let alone hit
him. Many of the badmashs got severely injured with
his attack. They could not believe that they were
being beaten by a 70+ years old man. They tried
to subdue him but all in vain. Eventually they all ran
away.

Akali jee opened the ropes of the tied young man. He
then tried to lift the half unconscious young woman,
who was constantly repeating, bachaayo bachaayo (help
me, help me). Akali jee took her head in his two
hands, brought her near his heart, like a father would
do to his distressed daughter, and said, Beta, oh
chale gaye hunn. Chal ghar chaliye. (O daughter, they
are gone now. Let us go home). Hearing his comforting
voice, she regained her consciousness and the three
started walking back to their house. They went to the
Gurdwara Sahib but the doors of the Gurdwara Sahib had
been locked and the sewadaars did not open the doors
even after heavy knocking. At this the three of them
walked towards the couple house. The relatives were
anxiously waiting for the couple as they had been gone
for a long time. When they heard how Akali jee had
saved their honour, they wanted to thank Akali jee,
but Akali jee had left for the Gurdwara Sahib by then.
He stayed outside the Gurdwara all night as the doors
were closed.

The girl belonged to a very influential family in the
town. At the rise of the day, when everyone found out
about the incident, they all came to the Gurdwara
Sahib to get the darshan of Akali jee. The Police
chief himself came with a lot of people and the press
to see Akali jee. The girl who was saved by Akali jee
too was along with the huge crowd that came to the
Gurdwara Sahib.
The police chief asked the girl about the person who
had saved her honour and life. Hearing this the young
woman, moved forward and tearfully hugged Akali jee
and said, Yeh mere baapoo jee hain, Inhon ne meri jaan
bachaayee thee (He is my father who saved my life and
honour). This is all that the girl could say and then
she burst into tears. The whole atmosphere became very
emotional and Akali jee comforted the girl by slowly
patting her back.
The people gathered a large amount of money and
presented to Akali jee but Akali jee refused to accept
it. When they persisted, Akali jee took the
money and then in front of them placed the money in
front of Siri Guru Granth Sahib jee. The police chief
asked Akali jee to stay in the town and that he would
ensure that Akali jee got pension for life. Akali jee
politely declined the offer saying that after taking
the amrit of Siri Guru Gobind Singh jee he has done
naukri (job) of only Panth and did not want anything
in return.

Hearing such high ideals of Akali jee, the whole crowd
started praising him. How could a singh of Guru Gobind
Singh jee hear his praise. The newspapers
wrote about him too. He left the town and moved on to
another unknown destination after that. This story was
originally written by Sardar Chanda Singh Bareli and
published in 1973.