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The Meaning Of Life.indd - Raj Karega Khalsa Network

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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Meaning</strong> <strong>Of</strong> <strong>Life</strong>effort to feed it. You need both Sancham karam and Udamkaram in order to maximise the benefit.For example, a landowner had an orchard, the servants wouldsteal the fruit and sell it. He thought I need servants to keep aneye on each other. He hired a crippled man and a blind man. Hetold the crippled man to instruct the blind man which trees hadbirds picking at the fruit. <strong>The</strong>n to tell the blind man to scarethem away.Many years had passed like this. <strong>The</strong> crippled man said, “‘<strong>Of</strong>riend, there are great and juicy fruit in this orchard.” <strong>The</strong>blind man said, “So what? I can’t see them.” <strong>The</strong> crippled mansaid, “That’s why I’m telling you, I can see them but I cant getthem, you can’t see them but you can get them. If we worktogether we can get the fruit.”Now for our work to be accomplished we need both Sanchamand Udam Karam. We need food to be in the plate and to makethe effort to eat it.<strong>The</strong> crippled man said, “Friend, pick me up on your shouldersand obey which way I say to go.” <strong>The</strong>y reached a mighty treewith hanging branches. <strong>The</strong> crippled man took the fruit andshared it with the blind man.<strong>The</strong>y needed each other just as we need both previous goodactions and current efforts, Sancham and Udam Karam.Now Secandarabad made the effort (Udam karam) to findamrit, but without Sancham karam (good deeds from previous167

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