Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One is the school and the teacher and the child brought in to learn.
The One is the father and the mother who patiently make the little ones wise.
Everywhere you look, the One is teaching and growing and gently guiding.
And a humble, loving heart is known and welcomed in the truest place of all.
A tender turn in the aapay litany: the One is "the school, the teacher, and the students brought to be taught" — and then, most warmly, "the father, the mother, who makes the children wise." The One is cast not as a distant ruler but as a parent and a teacher, patiently raising and educating all of creation. Learning and growing up, in this vision, are themselves sacred — the whole world is a kind of school run with love. For a child this is deeply reassuring: the same care a good parent or teacher gives you is a small picture of how the whole world is held.
Who are the patient teachers and parents in your life who help you grow wise?
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