Baba Sheikh Farid highlights the paradox that humans enjoy sowing hurdles for others but desire abundance in return. फरीदा लोड़ै दाख बिजउरीआं किकरि बीजै जटु ॥ हंढै उंन कताइदा पैधा लोड़ै पटु ॥ फरीदा गलीए चिकड़ु दूरि घरु नालि पिआरे नेहु ॥ He further says that one is always exhibiting self as outstanding and ostracizes few never realising that the Trued Divine has powers to swap the virtues. He uses a metaphor of crow and swan to explain it. हंसा देखि तरंदिआ बगा आइआ चाउ ॥ डुबि मुए बग बपुड़े सिरु तलि उपरि पाउ ॥ मै जाणिआ वड हंसु है तां मै कीता संगु ॥ जे जाणा बगु बपुड़ा जनमि न भेड़ी अंगु ॥ किआ हंसु किआ बगुला जा कउ नदरि धरे ॥ जे तिसु भावै नानका कागहु हंसु करे ॥
 
This has inspired the artist to create this embroidered artwork with Mohd Shafi, Israr and Mehjabi to express the importance of metaphor Baba Sheikh Farid. The Bani is embroidered in shapes that represents the metaphor. Each Bani has a message of Oneness and love and that’s the path to be closer to the Eternal one ੴ.
 
Jaspal Kalra | Drawing | Kikar | Limited Edition | 12in X 12in | 2021
 
Original, Limited Edition Original sketch of artist Jaspal Kalra and conceptualised by him individually numbered and signed by the artist and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.