The headline caught my attention: "Sikh Temple donates $10,000: Money for stem cell transplants follows religion's philosophy of helping those in need."  

It was a page 3 story in The Hamilton Spectator about a local Sikh temple giving $10,000 to the Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre Foundation's campaign to expand and purchase equipment for a dedicated and specialized clinical unit for stem cell transplant recipients.

One line in the story has stayed with me, and made me happy I read past the headline.  It's the line that describes Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji as being known for urging three things -- prayer, honesty and charity.

Good religion and real saints make it sound so simple.  Maybe because when you find the meaning of life, it really is quite simple.

Prayer.

Honesty.

Charity.

A living daily relationship with, and openness to God.  Living each day with integrity in all you do and all your relations.  Practicing an active concern for the well-being and dignity of others, especially those in need and the disadvantaged.

Prayer, honesty and charity are attitudes.  They are also actions.  They are commitments and disciplines.  

Three attitudes and actions, three commitments and disciplines that when faithfully attended to, probably make being a truly human being a surprisingly simple joy.