Once a beloved of Guru Har Rai asked which one of his beautiful sons; the elder son; Baba Ram Rai or the younger son; Baba HarKrishan, would be the one to sit on the throne of Nanak. Guru ji had the beloved test both sons while they read the Guru's words, by seeing if he could insert a needle into the wood under the books that they were reading...
The Guru's Grace - Sri Guru Har Krishan Sahib Ji
“What are you afraid of so much? The blooming tree of Sikhism that was planted by Gurū Nānak Dev Jī´s sacred hands can never be destroyed. Droughts, storms and heat may seem overpowering, but Sikhism will never lose its religious power and its spiritual radiance.”
Let me mediate on You forever and enshrine You in my mind. You are the only cure of my maladies, and it is through You that I'm rid of my ego.