तिनका कबहूँ ना निंदिये, जो पाव तले होय I कबहूँ उड आँखों में पडे, पीर घनेरी होय II
Once there was a gigantic tree. It stood for some four hundred years. During the course of its long life it was struck by lightening fourteen times and the innumerable avalanches and storms thundered past. It survived them all. In the end however an army of beetles attacked the tree and levelled it to the ground. The insects ate their way through the bark and gradually destroyed the inner strength of the tree by their tiny but incessant attacks. A forest giant which age had not withered, nor lightening blasted, nor storms subdued, fell at last before beetles so small that a man could crush them between his forefinger and thumb.
There is a parallel in this story which Kabir is pointing to us in this composition as a warning.
"Kabir says, a tiny straw may appear to be very trivial but the same straw stuck in eye brings about lot of suffering. In other words never overlook anything in life. Be vigilant, for the seemingly insignificant things often cause big damage. Most of us can survive times of crisis. We summon the strength of faith or resolve for any battle we face head on and often overcome great obstacles. It is the small things like jealousy, anger, resentment, pettiness and negativity which we often overlook , eat us from inside and bring about our downfall. Unlike a giant tree, we can identify and fight those moral or ethical "beetles". We must, however, be constantly on guard."
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