sikh · Day 181 · Week 26

Bhai Kanhaiya's Waterskin

A pregnant mother's love does not stop to check whose side anyone is on. She loves before she even knows who she is loving. That is the truest, holiest love — the same love Bhai Kanhaiya carried in his waterskin.

There is one Light in every chest. One Beloved looking out of every pair of eyes.

On a great battlefield in the time of the Tenth Guru, the air was thick with smoke and the cries of wounded men.

Guru Gobind Singh's army of Sikhs fought on one side. The army of the emperor fought on the other. The two sides had been enemies for many days. The earth was wet with blood.

Reflect with your baby

  • What quality in this story would you like your child to carry?
  • Tell your baby, in your own words, what happened and why it matters.
  • Take five slow breaths and imagine your baby hearing it with you.

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