Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
But here's the wonderful part: keep good company, and you're transformed by it.
Like plain iron touching a magic stone and turning to gold, a heart changes in the presence of goodness.
After all the talk of where not to cast your pearls, Kabir turns to the positive, and it's radiant: in the Sat Sangat (good company) discriminating understanding is attained — and then the beautiful old image, the iron that touches the Philosopher's Stone becomes gold. Just as plain iron was believed to turn to gold at the touch of a magic stone, a heart is transformed by keeping good company. You become like those you spend time with; sit near the wise and the kind, and their goodness quietly turns you golden. This is where a child should put their energy — not into arguing with mockers, but into keeping company that changes them for the better. You don't have to force your own transformation; the right company does it, like a magic touch.
Who is the 'good company' that quietly makes you a better, kinder person just by being around them?
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