Today, three of us visited the Langar Hall of the Guru Nanak Gursikh Gurudwara, Lynden, Washington. What simple, sweet joy!
Here it is, we outsiders were sitting alongside stranger-friends from among the Punjabi Sikh community, being served and eating their great food. The conversation was wonderful...enlightening. Very comfortable and in dialogue. The east Indian tea marvelous. Hospitality overflowed.
Loved seeing again the 2-day old pictures of a 21-day old new born daughter of one of the Gurdwara's attendants. Can you imagine the joy in his, the father's face? Can you?
Wish I had taken pictures of the simplicity of this event. But I forgot.
Here we sat, being served and attended to with great honor and care. Something started right from the get-go with Sri Guru Nanak Ji many centuries ago. All the people, all the Langar meals, all the true hospitality...here we sat in the midst of such care.
I love these people. How wonderful!
FRIENDS of OUR PUNJABI NEIGHBORS: We as individuals and families living in Whatcom County, desire very much to form meaningful relationships with our Punjabi neighbors. For way too long - our dominant culture (white European descendants) have ignored, disregarded and at times cast racist actions toward Punjabi Sikhs. We as members of Friends of Our Punjabi Neighbors are actively seeking to welcome, honor and learn from our east Indian friends.
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