Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
As the years pass, the body slows: the step gets less steady, the hands less sure. That is simply part of being human, and it deserves tenderness, not fear.
The gift is this: a heart that has kept the One close all along stays warm and steady, even as everything else changes.
A heart that holds the One stays steady through every season.
BiraDh bha-i-aa — a person grows old. The young body tires. The eyes water, the feet slow down, the hands begin to shake. This comes to everyone who lives a long life, and it calls for love and care.
The saakat, the one turned away from the One, keeps raam out of the heart. Keeping the One in the heart is what steadies a life while the body changes.
Think of an old tree. Its bark grows rough and its branches bend, and its deep roots keep it standing through every storm.
How can you treat older people, and someday yourself, with tenderness?
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