Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Even ordinary animals give something valuable — grazing on grass, they give us nourishing milk.
So a human life spent without love and goodness would be a sad waste of something meant for so much more.
Guru Nanak points at a cow and asks: if a cow gives so much, how much more can you give?
Pasoo mileh chang-aa-ee-aa — even animals have value. They eat grass and give milk. A simple cow gives something good and nourishing to the world.
A human being has so much more. We can choose, love and understand. To live without the Name, without love and goodness, would waste a life made for so much more. It would give less than a grazing cow.
This is not a harsh judgment. It is a challenge and an encouragement. Think of a gifted musician who never plays a note. What a waste of the gift!
Even a cow makes the world a little better with its milk. You, with your wonderful human heart, can give kindness, help, love and joy. Do not waste the gift. Give.
If even a cow gives something good to the world, what good could you give with your human heart?
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