Bhai Garhu Vij was a dedicated Sikh of the time of Guru Arjan Sahib. Once he, along with Bhai Haru Vij, Bhai Chatur Das Kapur and Bhai Mula Kapur, visited Guru Sahib. They asked Guru Sahib, “Guru Nanak Sahib in a hymn had said that all our efforts are futile and one will get reward only if He pleases.” Guru Sahib told them that Guru Nanak Sahib, in that verse tells: The Almighty does not bless the learned people (who are proud of their intellect) with spiritual knowledge but blesses those who, though they are illiterate, but are humble and devoted. An average person considers learned people as awake and the illiterate in slumber. Bhai Garhu and his companions were enlightened. They returned home and spent their life as true Sikhs.
(Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)