my trip to bangla saheb

i have from childhood had an immense amount of faith in bangla saheb gurudwara. and when i say childhood, i think and smile to myself how as i child i had this faith, though my mind wasnt evolved and mature enough to appreciate spiritualism and the strength and peace one gets from prayers.

well, that was then.

coming back to my trip.. yesterday i went back there with my parents. after a traumatic experience - physical and psychological, and even emotional - that my father underwent lately, i wanted to go to bangla saheb to say thanks for his recovery, and to pray for my family's welfare always. Somehow, we took a much longer route than what we usually take, got majorly stuck in traffic, and when we reached the gurudwara, langar was about to be served and we took the impromptu decision to have langar. btw, langar is the food served at the gurudwara, cooked and served by people like us who want to serve god and the community in this way. the sentiment is that of 'seva' or service. people sit on the ground and eat this humble meal. we hadnt lunched and it was almost 4. more than the hunger, the prospect of having langar at bangla saheb felt so good so we went ahead.

having langar sitting in god's own home was an amazing spiritual experience for me.. i was moved to be blessed enough to be present at that exact moment with my parents.. to be at this place at this time. it felt like we took the long route and got stuck and reached at that instant coz god wanted to feed us in his own home in his own way.

thank u babaji.