The Meaning Of Life.indd - Raj Karega Khalsa Network

The Meaning Of Lifemet by Dalla. Dalla always had 500 men armed with weapons,he was always ready for war. He bowed to Guru jee andoffered him a rifle. He said, “O Guru jee adorned with theroyal plume, I have heard that your whole family has beenmartyred by Aurangzeb. If you had called me to those battles,things would have been different.” Guru jee said, “Your 500men that you are so proud of are just goats. Your words areempty. In my life I’ve had many hard times.”The 40 martyrs of Chamkaur had meditated on God’s Nameso much that each one of them had become the form of GuruGobind Singh jee himself. Guru Gobind Singh jee said, “Dalla,I’ve had many hard times, my 40 Martyrs were starved for 6months, now you are proud of your 500 goats!! Let me testyour gun, send one of your men so I can test my aim on him!”Khalsa jee it is very hard to die, very hard indeed to becomehumble. None of Dalla’s men came forward, but a Sikh fatherand son came rushing out, racing each other to become thetarget. The father said, “My body is old let me be the targetson.” The son answered, “Father, all your life you’ve performedthe service for the Guru, now let me perform this service.”Those Sikhs loved their Sikhi, or Sikh Religion, morethan life itself. Today’s Sikhs love luxury more than Sikhi.Guru jee said, “I have Sikhs that fought against hundreds ofthousands of Moguls!” Guru jee took the gun and aimed ithigh above the father and son.Dalla was amazed by the Guru’s Sikhs bravery. He fell at Gurujee’s feet and said give me a seat in Sach Khand. Guru jeesaid, “O Dalla, if you’d asked for a kingdom I could give it190