Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The flamingoes fly hundreds of miles and leave their little ones behind.
So who feeds those chicks? Who teaches them to feed themselves? Have you ever really thought about it?
This line asks us to look at nature and wonder.
Oodai ood aavai sai kosaa — the birds fly hundreds of miles away, tis paachhai bachray chhari-aa — leaving their babies behind. So who feeds the chicks? Who teaches them to find food? Man meh simran kari-aa — have you ever really thought about this?
The question invites wonder, not a lesson to memorize. Look how much is taken care of without you running it.
Think of the whole city while you are fast asleep. Trees grow, rain falls, birds find breakfast, and you did not plan any of it. This eases the worried feeling that nothing will be okay unless we arrange it all. So much is cared for by a care we did not organize.
Where in nature have you noticed care happening that no one seems to be managing?
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