II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

ऐसी वाणी बोलिए, मन का आपा खोये I
औरन को शीतल करे, आपहुं शीतल होए II

In England a student was taking an oral examination in a medical college. He had passed all the other subjects, the oral exam was the last. If he passes this he will receive England’s highest degree in medicine. Three doctors were examining him. They asked him, ”If you have such and such a patient with such and such a disease and you are to give these medicines, what amount will you give?” He quickly said the amount. All three doctors laughed. They said, ”Okay, you can go. The exam is over.”
He was just going out the door when it came to him, ”That amount would take his life, it is poison.”
He returned and said, ”Pardon me, I would give him half of what I had said.”
But the doctors said, ”The patient has died, who are you coming back to tell? What’s said is said. This is not merely an exam. If there were a patient and you gave him this dosage the patient would have died, who’s pardon are you asking? Come next year, prepare yourself better. You cannot just come back and correct your statement like this. If we change it, it would be false, the patient has already died.”

"Kabir says, speak wakefully speak alertly, for what is said is said. There is so much weight in our words. One sentence can cause an uproar. One text can end relationships. One paragraph can build fences. One e-mail can spark fury, for words live forever - in print and imprinted in our memories. Kabir urges us to choose the words wisely. Wait before you give life to your words."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II