Chhotee baat badan kee - badee badayee hoye
Jyon Raheem Hanumant ko Giridhar kahay na koy
If a rich or famous person or a person of higher authority says a modest, common or an ordinary thing - or does even a small task, he is highly praised, honored and admired. On the other hand, if an ordinary person says something quite significant or does a great, important task and does it excellently, he is hardly noticed by anyone.
For example, to save Lakshman, Hanuman carried a huge mountain while flying, yet he is not acknowledged or praised as 'Giridhar' by anyone - whereas Krishna is celebrated, glorified and cherished worldwide as Giridhar.
In this small Doha (couplet) Abdul Rahim Khan-e-Khana has, so elegantly, brought up a profound but bitter truth. He says that no matter how deep and profound a speech an ordinary person gives or how valuable, significant and outstanding work he does, nobody pays much attention to it - nor does he get any respect and admiration for it.
But on the other hand, an average speech or a small, modest ordinary work done by a famous and respected person is regarded to be quite significant and praise-worthy. Immediately, people at every place, start talking about it with great reverence and love. It is often noticed that instead of what is said or done, people pay more attention to who said it, or who did it. When something is said by a renown person with a high degree of influence, fame, and prestige, we immediately become fascinated and overwhelmed. But, if the same thing comes out of the mouth of an average, common person, we do not regard it as important. We immediately start judging it and may even criticize them for saying it.
The exact same words spoken by a different person has a different effect on the listeners - depending upon the status of the speaker.
Right or wrong - - -
This is how the world works. This is how life is.
Bitter but True.
' Rajan Sachdeva '
Jyon Raheem Hanumant ko Giridhar kahay na koy
If a rich or famous person or a person of higher authority says a modest, common or an ordinary thing - or does even a small task, he is highly praised, honored and admired. On the other hand, if an ordinary person says something quite significant or does a great, important task and does it excellently, he is hardly noticed by anyone.
For example, to save Lakshman, Hanuman carried a huge mountain while flying, yet he is not acknowledged or praised as 'Giridhar' by anyone - whereas Krishna is celebrated, glorified and cherished worldwide as Giridhar.
In this small Doha (couplet) Abdul Rahim Khan-e-Khana has, so elegantly, brought up a profound but bitter truth. He says that no matter how deep and profound a speech an ordinary person gives or how valuable, significant and outstanding work he does, nobody pays much attention to it - nor does he get any respect and admiration for it.
But on the other hand, an average speech or a small, modest ordinary work done by a famous and respected person is regarded to be quite significant and praise-worthy. Immediately, people at every place, start talking about it with great reverence and love. It is often noticed that instead of what is said or done, people pay more attention to who said it, or who did it. When something is said by a renown person with a high degree of influence, fame, and prestige, we immediately become fascinated and overwhelmed. But, if the same thing comes out of the mouth of an average, common person, we do not regard it as important. We immediately start judging it and may even criticize them for saying it.
The exact same words spoken by a different person has a different effect on the listeners - depending upon the status of the speaker.
Right or wrong - - -
This is how the world works. This is how life is.
Bitter but True.
' Rajan Sachdeva '
Yes so true, you can see this very easily when someone gets a position or title...the same people who ignored them now follow them or try to gey close. Or if someone loses a position they are sometimes discarded.
ReplyDeleteGuru Kabir Ji has a famous doha, when a Rich man goes to a Poor mans place he is treated like Gold.
When a Poor man goes to a Rich mans place he is ignored.
Enjoyed the comparison. Simple truth always have latent but profound effect.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the couplet.
Very True.
ReplyDeleteBut one thing is there, my feeling is that in India there still maybe slightly more Sri Hanuman Ji temples then Sri Krishna Ji temples. Not sure, but seems that way.
ReplyDeleteMay be so, but I am almost sure that Hanuman would not be called and worshiped as Giridhar anywhere. That title is reserved for Krishna only. That's the point Raheem has made.
DeleteActually it depends...Sri Hanuman Ji is considered a Avtar of Lord Shiva and for the Hanuman Ji devotees, he is not just a Seva Dar or Bhagat but as per Hanuman Chalisa the Supreme God.
ReplyDeleteBut I do get what you mean.