Last week, when visiting the Gurudwaray Bangla Sahib Temple, we were invited in to the Langar Hall Kitchen. Langar Hall is what I would compare to one of the U.S. soup kitchens. A place where the hungry gather to be fed a hot meal. It was humbling, to see so many sitting with legs crossed on the floor, eating what appeared to be a most welcomed offering.
When we went into the kitchen, I could not believe the quantity of food being prepared. The photo above is a pot of rice. Just imagine how many people that feeds? What made me chuckle, was that the men of the kitchen were picking through it, to rid of the clumps that over cooked and stuck to the pan! What was I thinking about that? If someone is that hungry and appreciative of any food given by a charity, do they really care about a few clumps of rice in their meal?
Regardless of what I think, the operation of Langar Hall is quite impressive. They feed 500 people every 15-20 minutes. They never serve meat so that anyone can eat regardless of their religion. Langar Hall is open everyday from 12:00 noon - 4:00pm and they will never turn anyone away. All food (or money to purchase food/ingredients) comes from donations.
What a lesson in humanity!
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