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<blockquote data-quote="arshi" data-source="post: 115927" data-attributes="member: 9479"><p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 15px">THE CONMEN -TWISTING THE TRUTH</span></span></strong></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">(Rajinder Singh ‘Arshi’)</span></p><p></p><p>Once there lived a conman. By sheer coincidence he met another member of his fraternity and a friendship ensued between the two. They both sat down and discussed how they can combine their talents and con rich people. The first conman said:</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">“If I tell a lie you back me up and I will do the same for you”.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">They went to a rich trader’s house. The first cheat boasted as follows: </span></p><p> </p><p>“I am an accomplished archer and a marksman. Once, when hunting, I took aim and pierced the foot, ear and horn of an <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #333333">antelope</span></span> with a single arrow”.</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">“Now that is a blatant lie” retorted the rich trader.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">The second conman answered instead:</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">“Well sire it was like this – when my friend took aim at the deer, the antelope was scratching its ear and hence the arrow drove straight though its foot, ear and the horn”.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">The tycoon nodded and the second conman went on:</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">“Now listen to <strong>my</strong> feat. Once I saw a pigeon perched up on a branch. I took a shot at him with my catapult. The stone from the catapult landed on the pigeon’s stomach. The bird dropped dead on the grass, roasted like a kebab”.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">“Now that is even a bigger lie” exclaimed their host in utter disbelief.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Now it was the first conman’s turn to back his friend. He said:</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">“Well sire it was like this. The pigeon my friend shot had just swallowed a few pebbles. The impact of the catapult blow caused friction amongst the pebbles, in the bird’s stomach, as they rubbed against each other, producing heat. As the bird hit the dry grass below it caught fire and smouldered the pigeon.</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">”</span></p><p> </p><p>The above story is from folk lore, passed on from one generation to the other. Many such anecdotes have an inherent moral lesson and offer a means to an end. How often do we see people misrepresenting the truth either singly or in collusion with another person and sometimes through a group (club, association)! Such dishonesty is not only common in worldly affairs but also in matters of faith and spirituality, and particularly amongst Sikhs these days. </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">In </span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Salok Sehaskiri<u>t</u>ee Guru Nanak states:</span></em></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਮੁਖਿ</span> <span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਝੂਠੁ</span> <span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਬਿਭੂਖਨ</span> <span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਸਾਰੰ</span> <span style="font-family: 'Mangal'">॥</span> <span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਤ੍ਰੈਪਾਲ</span> <span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਤਿਹਾਲ</span> <span style="font-family: 'Raavi'">ਬਿਚਾਰੰ</span> <span style="font-family: 'Mangal'">॥</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><em><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">mu<u>kh</u> <u>jh</u>oo<u>th</u> bi<u>bh</u>oo<u>kh</u>an saaraN; <u>t</u>araipaal <u>t</u>ihaal bichaaraN.</span></em></span></p><p> </p><p>People dress up lies to impress and pass them off as truth. Lies are presented just like gold-plated iron - gold on the surface but black within. Even though some people recite prayers three times a day it does not stop them from conning others.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'"><span style="font-size: 9px">The author most humbly regrets any inaccuracy or errors in interpreting Gurbani or quoting facts.</span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 9px">Rajinder Singh ‘Arshi’ (10/2009)</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="arshi, post: 115927, member: 9479"] [CENTER][B][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=4]THE CONMEN -TWISTING THE TRUTH[/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][FONT=Verdana](Rajinder Singh ‘Arshi’)[/FONT][/CENTER] Once there lived a conman. By sheer coincidence he met another member of his fraternity and a friendship ensued between the two. They both sat down and discussed how they can combine their talents and con rich people. The first conman said: [FONT=Verdana]“If I tell a lie you back me up and I will do the same for you”.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]They went to a rich trader’s house. The first cheat boasted as follows: [/FONT] “I am an accomplished archer and a marksman. Once, when hunting, I took aim and pierced the foot, ear and horn of an [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#333333]antelope[/COLOR][/FONT] with a single arrow”. [FONT=Verdana]“Now that is a blatant lie” retorted the rich trader.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]The second conman answered instead:[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]“Well sire it was like this – when my friend took aim at the deer, the antelope was scratching its ear and hence the arrow drove straight though its foot, ear and the horn”.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]The tycoon nodded and the second conman went on:[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]“Now listen to [B]my[/B] feat. Once I saw a pigeon perched up on a branch. I took a shot at him with my catapult. The stone from the catapult landed on the pigeon’s stomach. The bird dropped dead on the grass, roasted like a kebab”.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Verdana]“Now that is even a bigger lie” exclaimed their host in utter disbelief.[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Verdana]Now it was the first conman’s turn to back his friend. He said:[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][FONT=Verdana]“Well sire it was like this. The pigeon my friend shot had just swallowed a few pebbles. The impact of the catapult blow caused friction amongst the pebbles, in the bird’s stomach, as they rubbed against each other, producing heat. As the bird hit the dry grass below it caught fire and smouldered the pigeon.[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Verdana]”[/FONT] The above story is from folk lore, passed on from one generation to the other. Many such anecdotes have an inherent moral lesson and offer a means to an end. How often do we see people misrepresenting the truth either singly or in collusion with another person and sometimes through a group (club, association)! Such dishonesty is not only common in worldly affairs but also in matters of faith and spirituality, and particularly amongst Sikhs these days. [FONT=Verdana][I][FONT=Arial]In [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma]Salok Sehaskiri[U]t[/U]ee Guru Nanak states:[/FONT][/I][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][FONT=Raavi]ਮੁਖਿ[/FONT] [FONT=Raavi]ਝੂਠੁ[/FONT] [FONT=Raavi]ਬਿਭੂਖਨ[/FONT] [FONT=Raavi]ਸਾਰੰ[/FONT] [FONT=Mangal]॥[/FONT] [FONT=Raavi]ਤ੍ਰੈਪਾਲ[/FONT] [FONT=Raavi]ਤਿਹਾਲ[/FONT] [FONT=Raavi]ਬਿਚਾਰੰ[/FONT] [FONT=Mangal]॥[/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][I][FONT=Tahoma]mu[U]kh[/U] [U]jh[/U]oo[U]th[/U] bi[U]bh[/U]oo[U]kh[/U]an saaraN; [U]t[/U]araipaal [U]t[/U]ihaal bichaaraN.[/FONT][/I][/FONT] People dress up lies to impress and pass them off as truth. Lies are presented just like gold-plated iron - gold on the surface but black within. Even though some people recite prayers three times a day it does not stop them from conning others. [FONT=Arial Black][SIZE=1]The author most humbly regrets any inaccuracy or errors in interpreting Gurbani or quoting facts.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=1]Rajinder Singh ‘Arshi’ (10/2009)[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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