Pase Wise April 07 - Guru Gobind Singh Study Circle

f;Zy phphnK d/ b'j N'g Bk gkT[D s/ ubkB sK eZNh ikt/rk, go nfijhnK rZvhnK
i' ekb/ FhF/ eoe/ nkw ;VeK s/ w[jZfbnK dhnK rbhnK nZr/ x[zwdhnK jB,
rbhnK ftZu tZy-tZy nktkiK d/ jkoB wkodhnK jB, ~ gqFk;B jZE BjhA gkT[Adk.
gqFk;B ~ fJ; gk;/ }o{o fXnkB d/Dk ukjhdk j?. ekb/ FhF/ tkbhnK rZvhnK d/
s[ozs ubkB eZND/ ukjhd/ jB.
wkfgnK ~ th ukjhdk j? fe T[j pZfunK Bkb d';sh tkbk foFsk pDkT[D s/
pZfunK ~ tZX s'A tZX ;wK d/D s/ pZfunK dh e"A;fbzr o'}kBk eoB. ;kyh gqzgok ~
pjkb eoBk ukjhdk j?. }o{oh BjhA fe ;kok e[ZM gZEo uZND s'A pknd jh eoBk j?.
fe;/ ekbi ftZu ;?whBko d"okB pZuhnK ~ wkfgnK Bkb d';sh eoB s/ jo
rZb xo ik e/ wK Bkb ;KMh eoB bJh fejk sK fJZe p/Nh B/ pVh d[yh j' e/ fejk fe
nzeb, w/oh wzwK e'b w//o/ bJh ;wK BjhA j?. id th w?A wzwK e'b nkgD/ ekbi dh
e'Jh rZb ;KMh eoBk ukj[zdh jK sK wzwK gfjbK efj fdzd/ jB fe p/Nk ;" ikt' w?A EZe
rJh jK. ;t/o/ T[m e/ fco ezw s/ ikDk j?.
T[go'es w;fbnK d/ jZb bJh nkU Xow dk i?eko eoB bJh :sBFhb
j'JhJ/. Xow nehdk j?, Xow B/eBhsh j?, Xow oZp ~ :kd eoB s/ uzr/ ezw eoB/
jB. pZfunK ~ Xow tkb/ gk;/ bk e/ jh nkswe s"o s/ w}p{s ehsk ik ;edk j?.
nkswe s"o s/ w}p{s pZuk jh rbs okj u'A pZu ;edk j?. fJ; rZb dk ftF/F
fXnkB oZyhJ/ fe ;kv/ pZfunK dk T[ZmD p?mD fezBQK Bkb j?, T[BQK d/ d';s nkfd
fet/A d/ jB. nZSh ;zrs w[jZJhnk eoDh ;w/A dh b'V j?. pZfunK ~ r[od[nkok
;kfjp }o{o b? e/ ikJhJ/. r[od[nkok ;kfjp ftZu ;zrs fwbdh j?, ;zrs ftZu'A r[D
fwbd/ jB. b/t/No efjzdk j? nZSk ftnesh T[j j? @fi;d/ fwZso th nZS/ j'D s/
fi;d/ d[FwB fBFfus o{g s/ p[o/ j'D#. i/ n;hA fdqV ftFtk; Bkb nZr/ tXKr/ sK
wkj"b pdb ;ed/ jK. feT[Afe fdqV ftFtkFh wB[Zy jh ;z;ko ~ nkgDh fJZSk d/
nB[;ko M[ek ;edk j?. i/eo rzXb/ tksktoD ~ mhe eoB bJh ;wki dodh
nZr/ Bk nkJ/ sK :kd oZfyU fco
v{p/rh eFsh s' v{p'r/ ;ko/. pu'r/ s[w Bk ;kEh s[wko/.
INCONSIDERATE AND
THOUGHTLESS JOKES
I recall sometime back I
attended a party and the guests
were predominantly Non-Sikhs. I
was the lone Sikh and as I hopped
from one group to another I noticed
one similarity in all the groups, and
the similarity was that all of them
had a huge stock of Sikh jokes. From
innocent to bawdy to down right
insulting, the jokes made me go red
in the face, but alas the guests took
pleasure in my discomfort and
continued with their Sikh bashing. I
quietly excused myself and left the
party.
A month later I attended
another party and this time the host
of the party where I had to bear the
Sikh bashing was there. Only this
time the tables had turned and in
this party he was in a minority as
majority of the guests were Sikhs. I
think he remembered what had
transpired at his party and he gave
me a couple of sheepish looks. Here
too I hopped from one group to
another. From politics to sports to
holidays were the topics of
discussions. No jokes at the behest
of any religion. Nearing the end I
met my friend, whose party I had
attended, and he literally hung his
head in shame as I shook his hand
and bid him adieu.
Harjinder Singh
ig[ih fynkb BjhA, ig[ih ekft dh tzBrh BjhA, ig[ih cb;c/ dh soshp BjhA, ig[ih dorkj d/ ;kjwD/
ig[ih
dk B}kok j?. fJj oZp dh EZo EZokjN d/ n;b nB[Gt Bkb Gfonk j?. r[o{ fbt B/ fJ; EZo EokjN d/ nB/eK Xoksb
t/y/ ns/ T[BQK d/ w"fbe ;o{g ~ ig[ih ftZu ubzs fdZsk.
ig[ih ftZu nekb g[oy dk gqekF j'fJnk. fJj rZb pVh nihp br/rh fJj nekb g[oy ftF/F s"o s/ f;Zy
nekb g[oy j?. oZp sK ;G dk ;KMk j?, c/o fJj f;Zy bc} Bkb feT[A nkfJnk< fJ; dk i[nkp j? fe ig[ih ftZu nekb
g[oy d/ fijV/ gqekF fdqF fdZs/ rJ/ jB, T[j g[okD/ fynkbK dh ekftwJh u'D BjhA jB, ftF/Fsk ns/ ebgBk ~ nZr/
fgS/ eoe/ BjhA i'fVnk frnk ns/ Bk ebgBK d/ g[oksB Bw{fBnK ~ tikfJnk, T[;kfonk iK wBwo}h Bkb i'fVnk
frnk j?. ;r'A r[o{ BkBe ;kfjp dh S'j Bkb dorkj dk ;/e bciK ftZu T[Zso nkfJnk j?.
g'qL jfozdo f;zx @wfjp{p#
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