Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Even the busiest, most important-seeming efforts can't do what a turned-toward-the-good heart does.
A heart lit with a little wisdom is freed from the fog of clinging.
The verse continues: even Vishnu, "always busy reincarnating himself" — endlessly active — leaves the question "who will save the world?" The answer isn't more cosmic busyness but the gurmukh, "imbued with spiritual wisdom," "rid of the darkness of emotional attachment." The point: it's not grand activity but a heart turned toward the good and freed of clinging that actually helps. For a child: it's not being the busiest or most impressive that makes a difference — it's a clear, kind heart.
What matters more — doing lots of impressive things, or doing things with a kind heart?
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