Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Some people stay asleep to what matters until the very last moment jolts them awake.
But why wait? I can wake up now, gently, today, and let my heart lean toward the One while there is still a whole bright day to live.
Why wait until the very end to wake up?
The verse uses an old picture. Jam, the messenger of death, arrives at the end of a life. Only then does the sleeping person wake up. But by then it is too late to wish you had lived differently.
The message points to right now. Wake up today, while there is time to enjoy it.
Think of a summer vacation. Some kids spend it all waiting, and only on the last evening realize how much they could have done. Others wake up on the first morning and say, "Let's go!"
Remembering that life does not last forever is an old practice. People used it to feel afraid. Here it works the other way. It helps us treasure the day we have and turn our hearts toward the One while the day is bright.
What would it feel like to wake up to something important today?
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