See that Smile

You must have felt the smile you get when you help someone, even if it’s the small gesture like handing someone food who is hungry, offering your seat to an elder or just listening to someone who needed to talk, you feel a sense of fulfillment and the warmth in your heart. This is the power of Giving.

The Daswandh

One such sacred way of giving is Daswandh.

Daswandh-it’s a teaching rooted deeply in the Sikh tradition. Our gurus taught us to give one-tenth of our earnings—our daswandh—not out of obligation, but out of devotion.To share not just wealth, but also time, effort, and love.

What is one-tenth, really?

A small fraction of what we earn, barely felt when we give it—but for someone else, it could mean everything.While it might not affect our lifestyle, it can completely change someone else’s life.

That quiet amount, separated every month with intention, becomes a lifeline for someone drowning in despair.

It could help a father give his daughter the wedding she dreamed of but couldn’t afford.It could mean timely treatment for someone battling an illness without enough money for healthcare.

It could mean education for a child whose dreams were starting to fade behind unpaid fees.

Daswandh isn’t about charity—it’s about humanity. It’s about reminding ourselves that we’re not here just to earn and spend, but to share and uplift.

Because when you give, you’re not just changing their lives—you’re changing the world, one quiet act at a time.

This is not just something I’ve read or heard—it’s something I’ve seen, lived, and learned.

Its what my mother taught me too

This is what my mother taught me. She never waited to have “extra” to start giving. She took out a small portion of whatever she had, quietly, with love, and helped someone in need.

Sometimes it was for someone’s treatment—because pain should never wait for money.

Sometimes it was for a girl’s wedding, where even a small contribution could light up an entire home.

Sometimes it was just for langar, because feeding one hungry soul is feeding humanity itself.

She never spoke much about it. She didn’t call it charity. She just called it Daswandh.And in those silent acts of giving, I saw the loudest lessons of kindness.

Let’s the Carry this Forward, to make it a Hundred Percent

So let’s carry this forward. Let’s not wait for abundance to start giving—let’s begin with what we have. Set aside a small part of your earnings, your time, your energy.

Let that one-tenth become someone’s hundred percent hope and happiness.