Salok Vaaraan Te Vadheek (Mehl 1), Salok 32 — Much Talk, Then the Ditch
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Do not blame the Sovereign Lord; when someone grows old, the mind leaves them.
Such a person talks and talks, and then, like someone who cannot see, falls into the ditch.
When understanding is gone, a lot of talk still ends in the ditch, and the blame does not belong to the Lord.
Dos na day-ahu raa-ay no: do not blame the Sovereign. Mat chalai: the mind goes, when a person grows old. Galaa karay ghanayree-aa: then come many words, and the blind one pavnaa khaatee tovai, falls into the ditch.
The point is the mind leaving, never mocking anyone old. Talking a lot is no help when you cannot see the road.
Have you ever sounded very sure about something and still been headed the wrong way?
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