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Systematic and Unsystematic
The whole construction of the world has been done according to some system. Whatever has been constructed or is being built, it is necessary to have some order in it. The wall can be constructed by placing the bricks in some order whereas the Railways, Motors and Aeroplanes have been manufactured according to some scheme of things, their use is also undertaken according to constitutional rules.
Orderly sound is called 'Music'. Pronouncing the words in some order gives birth to poetry. If the movement of body parts is in some order, it is called 'Dance'. God has built parts of body nerves, heart, brain etc. according to some order. Gur-wak:
The puppet of the body has been fashioned with great skill.
{SGGS, p 374}
Jindagi kia Hai Tarteeb Anaasar Daa Jahuur,
Mout kia Hai Inhin Ajjaan kaa pareshan Hoona.
If all the duties of a person are in regular order, then he is called Saint, Gurmukh or Bhagat.
If somebody's eating, drinking, wearing, getting up, sitting, sleeping, walking, laughing and weeping become in proper order, then that person can enjoy the proper flavour of life. All the bliss and whole happiness lies in leading a life in tradition and order. The whole life should be arranged in a systematic order. To achieve this immense hard work and difficult penance is required. No penance or hardwork is required for leading a disorderly life.
To produce music by playing Sitar is not the job of every person. But everybody can break and destroy it. A cloth can be converted into dress, bricks into palace but hard work is required to do this. But anybody can tear the cloth and destroy the palace. Everybody cannot write a book containing lofty thoughts. But anybody can tear the book, if he so desires. If a person wants to become contented, cool-minded, disciplined, generous and large hearted, the a long penance is required. But everybody can become angry, greedy, liar or pitiless.
Water automatically goes downwards but pressure is required if it is to be taken to a higher place. Ordinarily man has rectified and decorated very much. Man has learned to keep house hold articles tidy and bedecked. It is the job of a man only to convert land into blooming gardens and fields. Only man has converted clay into cups and flagons. It has come in his inheritance only to manufacture useful machines by rectifying iron. Making of fine clothes from cotton and converting gold into beautiful ornaments are the proof of his craftsmanship. But, alas! Man has engrossed himself so much in rectifying these things that he forgot to adorn himself. Therefore everything, duly purified and decorated, is available. Only a man is not purified. Therefore everything is looking nearly nice. Only the life of man is not nice-looking.
As we like only purified and bedecked things, in the same way, God likes only those people who are pure and leading an orderly life.
God says, "If you reform yourself, you shall meet me; and meeting me, you shall be at peace.
O Fareed, if you will be mine, the whole world will be yours.
{SGGS, p 1382}
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