ਅਪਨੇ ਕਰਮ ਕੀ ਗਤਿ ਮੈ ਕਿਆ ਜਾਨਉ ॥
apnay karam kee gat mai ki-aa jaan-o.
What do I know, about the state of my karma?
ਮੈ ਕਿਆ ਜਾਨਉ ਬਾਬਾ ਰੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
mai ki-aa jaan-o baabaa ray. ||1|| rahaa-o.
What do I know, O Baba? ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
What do I really know about where my choices are carrying me?
I can't see the whole shape of it, dear friend — so I stay humble, and I try to choose well today.
You can't see the whole shape of your life — so stay humble and choose well today.
The rahau: apnay karam kee gat mai ki-aa jaan-o — what do I know of the course of my own actions? This is honest humility, not despair. We can't see the full arc of a life from inside it. What we can do is stay awake and choose kindly in the present, which is where every larger shape is actually made.
A Question to Sit With
Since you can't see how today's choices will add up years from now, how does that change what you'd pick right now?
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