Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 215 — only what was eaten while grinding
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: the flour has fallen into the mud, and nothing has come into my hands.
Only what I ate while it was being ground — only that was any use to me.
What you do with your life while it is happening is what stays with you; what you save for later can be lost.
Picture someone grinding flour all day. Keecharh aataa gir pari-aa: the flour falls into the mud. Kichhoo na aa-i-o haath: nothing is left in the hands. Peesat peesat chaabi-aa: only what was eaten during the grinding stayed. The grinding is a life; the mouthfuls along the way are the good done and the One remembered while there was time.
What good thing could you do today instead of saving it for later?
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