On the Prakash Ustav Guru Har Krishan Ji - Sikh Awareness Society takes a practical step.
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| Guru Harkrishan Sahib in Delhi with the city in the grip of an epidemic. Guru Ji went all over the city through narrow lanes and gave succour to all in anguish without any discrimination. |
Leicester, U.K. 23/7/10: To celebrate the Life of Guru Har Krishan Ji the Sikh Awareness Society Leicester Branch took a practical step.
Members of Sikh Awareness Society traveled to the Leicester Blood Donor Centre and donated blood.
All members read a number of leaflets and filled in a Donor Health Check questionnaire and had a discussion with a nurse. A tiny drop of blood was taken from the donor's fingertip. This allowed to check for haemoglobin levels in the blood. Then members donated 470ml of blood. This amount of blood is quickly replaced by the body. All who gave blood then helped themselves to free tea and biscuits.
Jaspal Singh, who was donating blood for the first time said, "me giving blood today actively exhibits the Sikh Philosphy of "Sarbat Da Bhalla" (the welfare of humanity) and what better day to do this, than on Gurpurb of Shri Guru Har Krishan Ji".
Manraj Kaur, also a first time donor, added, "the life and times of young Guru Har Krishan ji 'whose sight dispells all sorrows' is an inspiration to all."
Guru Har Krishan Ji the Eighth Guru of the Sikhs, travelled all over Punjab showering his blessings to the Sangat, He travelled to Delhi also. There he visited many who were sick, as an epidimic of smallpox had occured. Anyone who was ill, their pain and suffering seemed to vanish once Guru Har Krishan ji appeared before them.
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Guru Har Krishan ji one day was taken ill with fever. The fever turned out to be the beginning of an attack of smallpox. At the tender age of 8 years Guru Ji left this world. He gave a supreme sacrifice of his body at the altar of God to relieve everyone from distress and pain.
Sikh Awarness Society Leicester Branch member, Gurjit Singh Walia, thanked everyone who attended, especially those members who took time off work to make the event a success.