Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The people who are close to the One seem so full of good qualities — and I don't feel like I have those.
'How can I get close too, O my mother?' I ask.
Feeling that you fall short, and reaching out anyway, is the way in.
Jin gunvantee mayraa preetam paa-i-aa: the ones full of good qualities have found my Beloved. Say mai gun naahee: I do not have those qualities. Ha-o ki-o milaa mayree maa-i-aa: how can I meet Him, O my mother?
That last part is tender. It is like a child running to a parent with a worry. Think of saying, "Mom, everyone else can do it. How can I?"
There is a quiet truth under the question. The honest asking is itself the start of the way. Falling short and still reaching is not failure. It is the doorway.
When you feel like you're not as good as others, what would it look like to honestly reach out anyway?
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