Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The people we belong to are the ones we tell everything — our sadness, our happiness, whatever is going on inside.
They are where our courage and our worth quietly come from. And for me, the One is exactly that: the one I can bring all of myself to.
The One is the place we can bring all of ourselves.
Apnay peh dookh... sookhaa... birthaa means we share our sadness, our joy, and how we really are with our own people. Guru Arjan uses this everyday truth to describe the soul and the One.
Think of coming home after a hard day. With some people, you smile and say "fine." With your own people, you tell the whole story. The One is like that: the place you can be completely honest. From there come maan, honor and worth, and taan, strength.
Who can you tell absolutely anything to — and what makes that kind of trust possible?
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