Verse 147 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 89 — carrying other people's loads
ਕਬੀਰ ਭਾਰ ਪਰਾਈ ਸਿਰਿ ਚਰੈ ਚਲਿਓ ਚਾਹੈ ਬਾਟ ॥
kabeer bhaar paraa-ee sir charai chali-o chaahai baat.
Kabir, the mortal wants to walk on the path, carrying the load of others' sins on his head.
ਅਪਨੇ ਭਾਰਹਿ ਨਾ ਡਰੈ ਆਗੈ ਅਉਘਟ ਘਾਟ ॥੮੯॥
apnay bhaareh naa darai aagai a-ughat ghaat. ||89||
He is not afraid of his own load of sins; the road ahead shall be difficult and treacherous. ||89||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: a person wants to walk the road with a load of other people's wrongs piled on his head.
He is not afraid of his own load, and the road ahead is steep and hard.
Carry your own load with care, and set down the faults of others.
Watching other people's faults makes the journey heavy; your own load is the one to care about.
Kabir pictures a traveler who has piled bhaar paraa-ee, other people's loads, on his head: everyone's mistakes, noticed and remembered. Yet apnay bhaareh naa darai, he does not worry about his own load.
Ahead lies a-ughat ghaat, a steep and difficult pass. Every extra load makes that climb harder.
A Question to Sit With
Whose mistakes do you notice more easily than your own?
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