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hello all, im finding this just so hard to deal with. Just got back from the doctors and it turns out my sister is suffering from a disease called Lupus. This is a rare disease but can affect almost all major organs within the body and can lead to death. I guess I would be able to be strong if it was just that, but the fact that my sister already has completely lost her eye sight threw MS (Multiple Sclerosis) hurts me very much. I'm trying to keep my faith in Waheguru but at the minute I cant do anything other than question as to if there really is a god and if so why he would allow someone to suffer as much as my sister has had too. Honestly I am just completely and utterly broken at the minute. I really want to keep faith and be strong but I just stop asking myself questions.

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh hello to everyone, I am writing this post to all fellow Sikhs, as you may have discovered there have been several explosions in the capital today. As with everyone else I'm also in a state of shock. But I feel I must ask everyone to remain vigilant and take care, as often ignorance can cause violence and mayhem. As with the attacks in New York almost four years ago, many Sikhs in America reported being mistaken for Muslims. Although I do not condone the reprisals that occur on Muslims it is my duty I feel to ask all brothers and sisters to remain vigilant and aware of their surroundings as often ignorant and poorly educated individuals find means of expressing their hatred violently. Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh I ask again for everyone again to please be carefull when out alone or in a pair. thank you can I ask all other members to spread the message but do so responsibly without causing panic

waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh, hello to everyone, this is my first post on this forum and unfortunately is no of a pleasant nature. I am a 26 year old Sikh male from the USA, as I was growing up my parents did not really bother with teaching me and my siblings about religion. That had been the case so far until recently I attended a close family Akand path and spent much of the weekend in the Gurdwara and doing sewa. Once the weekend was over I felt that there was something missing from my life, that being religion. Since the Akand Path I have spent much time in the Gurdwara doing sewa and listening to kirtan. I have also taken the decision to give up meat and alcohol. It has been over a month now and I am very much content with my inner peace I have been able to attain. The problem however is that I have been in a relationship with a Hindu girl for three years now and we are quite serious about each other. Previously when we spoke of marriage she was content that if we were to have children after marriage they would be brought up as Sikhs. This however isn't the issue I feel my main concern now is that our children could end up loosing their religious identity and their cultural roots as if they were to marry a person of a different faith (which I wouldn’t approve of) I could not disapprove of because I would have done the same. As you can see I am in quite a dilemma as firstly I dearly love this girl and she is everything a man could want in a woman, loving, caring affectionate etc.. and I would not want to loose her or break her heart and have to end a relationship of over three years. Secondly my faith means alot to me and even though I was not brought up in a religious household I would like our children to be. Also to help Sikhism flourish in future generations. Please read this post and reply with an open mind, I know many people think I should just break it off with her but she really is as dear as my own life and vice versa. thank you waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh