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Latest revision as of 05:14, 3 October 2012
article by Bhai Manvir Singh at blogspot.com
It was Monday morning and the Gurmat Camp in Copenhagen hadn't yet started. Giani jee had quickly popped out and the only people at the Gurdwara were three youngsters from India and Daas. The three boys from India knocked on the door (of Giani jee's room where I was staying) and said, "Bhai Sahib a Kaalaa has come to the Gurdwara." I said okay and asked, "Is he a Kaalaa Gursikh or just a normal Kaalaa." They looked baffled and said, "He is a Negro" (not in a bad way). Vaheguru. The poor boys from India couldn't comprehend that anyone other than Panjabis were Sikh!
I got up and went to talk to the man. He was wearing a small Dastaar (Keski) and had a beard. I smiled and we shared Guru's Fateh together. We sat down in Giani jee's room and got chatting. By this time Giani jee came back and both of them looked at each other and smiled and then shared Guru's Fateh.
I asked the man "How did you find out about Sikhi? How did you come to know of the Gurdwara Sahib?" He replied that he is born and brought up in Jamaica and that he came to Denmark to work. One day he was in the town centre and came across Sikhs from the Gurdwara Sahib who had set up a stall and were distributing literature and invited the public to come and visit the Gurdwara Sahib. He said that he was interested and so decided to come to the Gurdwara. That was his FIRST STEP.
He then met Giani Harkeerat Singh, the local Granthi Singh at the Gurdwara Sahib who is from Jalandhar. I asked if he has learnt Keertan and he replied that he started to learn that Tablaa from Giani jee. I asked “How do you learn the Tablaa from Giani jee when he doesn’t know English or Danish?” He smiled and both Giani jee and the Kaalaa started to laugh. He replied, “We communicate through the LANGUAGE OF LOVE. Giani jee knows what I am thinking and I know what he is thinking.” I was taken aback by this PYAAR (love) and SHARDAA (devotion) shared by both the Kaalaa and Giani jee. BEAUTIFUL!
I asked whether he does Simran or Nitnem etc. He replied, “I came to the Gurdwara and the Giani jee said to me one thing, “You WALK, you WORK, you ON BUS, you AT HOME, you anywhere – SAY: “VaahiGuroo, VaahiGuroo…”” He said, “I did what Giani jee said and man its great. The amount of PEACE, BLISS and HAPPINESS I get is indescribable. You start to see God EVERYWHERE and in EVERYONE. You appreciate life and see everything in God’s perspective. All one is to do is walk in His Will and know that God is there and to thank him, pray to him and be with him.” Vaheguru! I was taken aback again. The GLOW on the man’s face and his beaming SMILE made my day.
Later on Giani jee told me that last time when Bhaji Sukhwinder Singh (Sukhi) from Midlands came to Denmark he met the man and tied a Keski (short turban) on his head. Ever since that day he has kept wearing a turban on his head and stopped cutting his Kesh. Chardikalaa!
