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Good morning. According to a recent survey, the average person in Britain will spend around 拢435 on Christmas presents this year, and many of us love the idea of owning the latest mobile phone or whatever the gadget of the season may be. However, as the old adage goes, you can鈥檛 take it with you. As we search for the ideal gifts and presents for our loved ones, it can become quite easy to fall into the trap of trying to find the most expensive items that we can afford. That obsession may seem artificial to us, even whilst we are in the very midst of gift shopping, but we can find ourselves whipped into a storm of consumerism far more easily than we might want to admit, when it should really be the thought that counts. Kabir, a medieval Muslim saint who has some of his teachings within the Sikh scriptures, reflected on precisely that. In this prayer, Kabir reminds us of the transient nature of existence and how our wealth in this life means very little when we leave this world: 鈥淲e came naked and we will leave naked. No one will remain, not even kings or queens. The sovereign lord is the nine treasures for us. The possessions and the spouse to which the mortal is lovingly attached, are Your wealth, O Almighty. They do not come with the mortal, and they do not go with him. What good does it do him, if he has elephants tied up at his doorway? The mythical fortress of Sri Lanka was made out of gold, but what could the foolish King Raawan take with him when he left? Says Kabir, think of doing some good deeds. In the end, the wagerer shall depart empty-handed.鈥� Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh.

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