Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
It is easy to spend our days just moving things around — grabbing here, stacking there — swooping after the next thing without ever stopping.
And in all that rushing, we can lose sight of the Great Giver who gave us everything in the first place. We pass through the world like travelers at an inn, here for a night.
It is easy to be so busy that we forget who gave us everything.
The verse says we move things here and there, like a hawk diving after food. Grab this, stack that, rush to the next thing.
"Dayvanhaar bisaari-o" means forgetting the Great Giver. That is the heart of the verse. Being "blind" here just means not seeing where everything came from.
Then comes a gentle picture. We fill our bellies like a traveler at a roadside inn. The traveler stays one night and moves on.
Think of a guest at a birthday party who eats all the cake but never says hello to the host. Remembering the Giver keeps our short trip here in the right light.
When you are busy chasing things, what helps you pause and remember to be grateful?
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