Some life lessons to Ponder over!

Honesty.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji was a great saint and reformist who taught
us conduct of life by following Hard work, Honesty, Dedication , Humility and above all faith in Divine. He preferred to eat food in the house of an honest carpenter Bhai Lalo rather than a corrupt rich man Malik Bhago.
His teachings are even more pertinent in today’s materialistic world where emphasis is on making more and more wealth, by  means fair or foul.

Humility

Humility is a great virtue of life. Guru Nanak while describing its value has given a very good example of a tree which is tall, mighty, straight but serves no purpose comparing it to a person having false pride and arrogance in  a verse in Asa di var (Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Page 470)  which reads as under.

“ਸਿਮਲ ਰੁਖ ਸਰਾਇਰਾ, ਅਤ ਦੀਰਘ ਅਤ ਮੁਚ || ਓਏ ਜਿ ਆਵਿਹ ਆਸ ਕਰ ਜਾਹਿ ਨਿਰਾਸੇ ਕਿਤ ||

ਫਲ ਫਿਕੇ ਫੁਲ ਬਕਬਕੇ , ਕਾਮ ਨਾ ਆਵੇ ਪਤ || ਮਿਠਤ ਨੀਵੀ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਗੁਣ ਚੰਗਿਆ ਈਆਂ ਤਤ ||”

English translation runs like this.

” The Simal tree is huge and straight,

The birds who visit it in the hope of food are highly disappointed, as its fruit is without taste,

Its flowers have no fragrance and its leaves are of no use,

O, Nanak, humility and sweetness are the virtue and goodness.”

Hard Work

Hard work never goes waste, even if initial results may not be encouraging,
It puts you in a habit of performance, It is an infectious blessing which motivates your near and dear ones to follow suit.
And once you start achieving results, it gives you extreme satisfaction
and motivation to work even more harder.
Once you get used to it, it becomes a stimulus and intoxication for your body and soul!

Leisure & Activity.

Two things are very important in life. One knowledge of ‘ When to rise to the occasion’ and second is ‘ When to relax’ as continuous toil will wear you down. So there have to be moments of relaxation even if it amounts to change of activity, but when the opportunity comes give all you have to achieve the goal

Guchi