Originally Posted by singhbj

Waheguru ji ka khalsa
Waheguru ji ki fateh

A true story of a man and his uncles response...

Man had come to see Uncle after many years not having seen him. Uncle had become a baptised Sikh in the meantime.

Man asked Uncle: "What do we need Guru for these days, we are well off and people are becoming more well off in these new countries".

Uncle said: "Acha ji, can you do this, could you go bring me some water to quench my thirst?"

Man said: "Acha! Challo I will go bring you some water"

Man goes off into the kitchen and comes back to Uncle stating 'here you go, now tell me what you think'.

Uncle replies: "Eh, what is this, I asked for some water".

Man replies: "This is water"

Uncle says: "No it is not, I asked for water, you have brought me water in a glass!"

Man says: "How else could I get you the water to quench your thirst?"

Thinking for a moment, man steps back for a moment.

Uncle says: "Ah so you understand now, the human body is always requiring water, without it it will fade to dust. But how can one attain the water from afar when it is not brought to us in a vessel. Those who have reached the streams and lakes have their thirst quenched for all times, but those of us who are far away from there, how we will quench our thirsts?"

Man says: "Yes uncle Ji, I now understand"

Uncle says: "Yes, Gurubani is the Sweet Nectar, the True Guru is the vessel that carries us across. The Shabad is Pure and drinking it we become pure so that we may once again merge as a drop into the Expansive Ocean from which we have come."

Waheguru ji ka khalsa
Waheguru ji ki fateh