Faith Is Taking Hold of the One Support and Not Letting Go
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Wandering every direction, people cry out, 'Nothing can save us!'
Nanak has come to the shelter of the Infinite One's feet, and holds fast to that support.
The close captures a moment of collective despair — "nothing can save us!" — the cry of those who have looked everywhere and found no cure. Against that despair stands one quiet act: taking "the Sanctuary of the Lotus Feet" and "holding fast." The shabad that named the disease so honestly ends not in the despair but in the grip — a person who, amid the general hopelessness, simply takes hold of the one support and does not let go. Sometimes faith is just refusing to release the handhold.
When hope runs thin, what one 'handhold' can you simply refuse to let go of?
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