When I saw this gentleman in a youtube video
for the first time
That was the day I decided
that I want to do what I am doing today
You cant go forward without it
You're a cute little liar!
This is obligatory, child!
Its all because of Sardarji's love that I
can taste in this
Try crying and I will make you blind, isolate your soul
Laugh, Play, Work hard, Eat, Earn and keep going
I cant give up until I am dead
I am originally from undivided India, now Pakistan
I was born in 1943
I studied urdu for 1.5 years and punjabi for 1.5 years
and post that
I was 4 years and 8 months old when
my mother whispered in my ear
Your Guru Nanak Dev ji
is in Mecca to rest for a couple of days
to which I responded saying
Ma, I wish to go and see him
Will you able to go there all alone?
Ma, you have raised me into a strong young man
You have made me strong, healthy and clever
My cheeks are as red as apples
Ma I am ready to take on the world, I am strong enough to fight for myself
No one can even touch me!
I used to collect coins back in the day
I used to hand a small pocket on my belt like a woman
I saved almost 6 pockets worth of coins
I used to take a coin from everyone at home every day
I used to get 6 coins a day
I was able to fill up those 6 pockets by collecting these coins
I told my mother that I am ready to leave
To which she said..
I want you to promise me something
Please dont eat anything there
and dont even have water there, to which I agreed
I kissed her head and her feet
She kissed me on my cheeks
I sat on a wooden airplane and left
Travelled throught Mecca
Guru ji was taking a nap
Someone from Mecca said, "Guru ji
Your feet are facing our God!"
Guru ji responded "Move my feet in a direction where God isnt!"
I came back to Pakistan
I told my mother that I am back
I didnt even have a drop of water there, Ma
I told her openly
Mothers know everything
She saw it on my face, I didnt have any food for all these days
She then
made me a pearl millet roti
added at least 400 grams of ghee to it
She made sure that the flour soaks up all the ghee
She then added jaggery to it
She picked up a bamboo stick to scare me
I convinced her that I will finish all of it
I finished all of it
I even licked the plate
I have always been a ghee lover
Even while we came to Delhi as refugees, I still didnt give up on my ghee habits
I used to drink it like water
I used to have at least 3-3.5 pounds of ghee everyday
Thats almost like 1.5 kgs of ghee today
Today's young adult cant even have 200 gms of ghee in a day
Even today I have 200 gms of ghee a day
In fact I cant sleep without it
The harder you work, the more calories you'll burn, son
 
From 1954 to 1962, I used to be a labourer who would dig through soil
I was able to save enough for 32 tola Gold and gave it to my mother
At the time Gold used to Rs.65/ tola
If gold isnt sour, it isnt pure
If it flows like water through your food pipe, its pure ghee or it isnt!
These words are precious, son!
Eggs, right?
Lady - please give eggs for Rs.40
Lady - Pack them like you used to
What? Oh ok.
Should I put them in a paper bag?
Oh Yes!
Lady - I have to do it all for the kids, uncle
You're a sweet demon, child
Lady - If I knew this is how it would be, I wouldn't have married anyone
Oh Come on child, you can't prosper without it
Quit it, liar! Stop it!
Lady - I have to work, feed the kids and what not?
This is obligatory, child. We cant be without it
They will provide when you're old
Mr. Prince when you grow up
study hard and get a good job, will you serve your mother?
You will do it right?
Swear on me! Sure? Thats good!
God has been kind to me
He knows that he has given me so many reasons to smile
I have also given him all these reasons to be upset
He still won't give up
I am so unlucky and stand defeated
He tells me the day I stop talking, he will show up
If I don't have the ability to teach you something good
I cant even think of teaching you something inappropriate
My duty is to
Whatever I posses, I own
speak my heart out and tell you as much as I know
I am not qualified enough to tell you the future
But what I have witnessed in these years
I can be in an agreement with that.
This one day, I came back from an early morning gathering at Bangla Sahib
I ride a bicycle
I came here at 03:30AM
I came here and kept wandering
It was almost 03:45AM
When I went to bed, my eyes shed a tear
Oh Lord
You took my 3 sons and my grandson
You gave me three sons, you took them away, you gave my a grandson and took him away too.
I got slapped so hard that my face moved
I looked left and right for who hit me
Why do you cry?, said a voice
These aren't toys that you can buy them from the market!
I gave you all these things! I can take them back too
If you cry now, I will take vision, I will isolate your soul!
Keep smiling, laughing, working hard, earning a livelihood, eating and living
Even Kings and Princes left all they ever owned right here
They came here with their hands folded.
They left with open hands leaving everything back
He makes everything happen
Everything happens when he wants it to
He is the one who controls everything
Not even a leaf can move without his orders
We cant utter a word
He is the biggest ruler
No one can understand him
Guru Nanak Dev ji once
sent one of his learners
take these 2 paise along
bring me one paise worth of truth and one paise worth of a lie
He kept looking for it through the market
Didnt find either
He then met a Muslim believer
The gentleman asked him what was he looking for
He told him what he was looking for
Mia bhai tore two pieces of paper and wrote
This life is a Lie
Death is the ultimate Truth
In 1947, during the times of partition
It was a chaos.
We got looted thrice
We finally made it through
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
