and one innovative way of getting his thoughts through to the joe public was through...
REVERSE PSYCHOLOGY..
Others have preached..talked down..given talks....
GURU NANAK.....took a different road to get his Message across so people would listen
AT Hardwaar..when the gathered millions were in the Ganga River throwing WATER towards their departed ancestors in the SUN (Eastwards)..Guru nanak waded into the Ganga...and began to THROW WATER towards the OPPOSITE DIRECTION..the WEST !!
Of course He was soon noticed..stopped..and questioned...didnt He know the right way ?
Guru nanak Ji ....having got ythe UNDIVIDED ATTENTION...then began to drive home his message.....WHY do you throw water to the SUN ?? He asked..OH..we are sendign it to our ancestors... IN THAT CASE I am sending water to my FIELDS IN THE PUNJAB...LAUGHTER fills the air..Ha ha ha...what a STUPID ACTION....How can the water you throw REACH Punjab..nearly a thousand miles away ?? asked the devotees...
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REALLY ?? Yes they shouted in unison....cnat you see the water dropping back on to your face ??? Then the Punchline delivered by Guru nanak Ji....then HOW can YOUR WATER reach the SUN...MILLIONS of miles away ??
PINDROP SILENCE....
IF that isnt an innovative way of parchaar..I dotn know what is ??
This Modern parchaar method used by Guru nanak ji was the subject of my very First Media article in 1960...in the Nationa l Punjabi Daily..the Malaya Samachar. It was awarded First Prize of RM 100/ by the Granthi Parcharak Sabha Malaya..made my day..BUT on hindsight i reflect..I had merely put into words what my Beloved Guru innovated 500 years before...and Today we BLOG....Guru nanak Ji began blogging in the so called "Dark ages"....