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The Meaning Of Lifethe company of the Guru, the holy congregation called Sadh-Sangat twice a day, get up early at Amrit-Vela and meditate,even walking say ‘Waheguru Waheguru’. Then if you stillcan’t concentrate on God’s Name then grab hold of me and tellme!We need to make daily routine into our habit.People who drink and smoke stink, and people who don’t dothese things turn away from them. People who don’t eat meathold their breath when walking past a butcher’s shop, whereasmeat eaters start drooling at the sight of meat. In India, peoplehave started to breed chickens in poultry farms. If you go totheir house you’ll get a strong smell of chicken, but they’ll saythey can’t smell it. They’re used to it!A girl married into a low caste animal skinner’s house andturned up her nose at the smell. The girl couldn’t stand thesmell of dead animals in her husband’s house. She couldn’twork because the smell made her feel sick. Then after a monthshe surprised everyone and started doing the housework. Thein-laws were happy and asked her why. She said, “The smellthat was here for a month has finally gone.” In fact, she hadgot used to the smell of dead animals. The type of company, orSangat, you keep is what you become.We are the sons of Guru Gobind Singh jee, but fashion hasseparated us from him. By living in the company of the Guru,in the holy congreagation or Sadh-Sangat, we’ll become likeGuru jee, but it doesn’t appeal to us because worldly thoughtsand fashions have conquored us so much so that we’re not even93