Selfless Service by Baba Ji
Once Baba Nand Singh ji was returning back from Dam Dama Sahib (Bathinda)
to Nanaksar after attending Baisakhi function. It was blowing hot enroute. He
came out of the car, went and stood under a tree. Other people in the
encourage also stopped their cars. There was no place to sit. Baba Ishar
Singh ji hurriedly prepared a small platform of earth and spread his shirt on
it. When Baba Nand Singh expressed his desire to drink water, Baba Ishar Singh
ji picked up the metallic pitcher and ran to fetch water. There was no village
near by and it was a desolate countryside. At last he reached a well where
the water surface was very deep. There was neither a rope nor a pail to take
out water with. He at once tore his turban, tied its end to end and managed to
pull out a pot of water. He rushed back and served it to Baba ji.
He went through yet another test. Baba Nand Singh ji expressed,
desire for a meal through sign language. Baba Ishar Singh ji ran towards the
car. One of the ministrel (Ragi) had kept some flour for fixing it on his
percussion instrument called ‘Jodi’, He hurriedly kneaded the flour.
Now he had no hot plate to bake chapaties. A farmer with a spade on his
shoulder was walking by. He borrowed the spade from him and dug out a pathole
to light fire in it. He cleaned up the blade of the spade and used it as a hot
plate for baking chapaties. He served hot chapaties to Baba ji who blessed him
with Divine happiness. Thus Baba Ishar Singh ji served Baba Nand Singh ji through myriad
difficulties ignoring his own comforts, happiness, conveniences, sleep,
hunger, laziness etc. His loving devotion is an example of selfless service in
itself.
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