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  1. MisterrSingh
    I once read somewhere that this world was literally designed to be one of "tests and atonements"; one of a few planets all life-forms must experience before moving on. Once you look at it from that perspective, you begin to reconcile much of the nonsense that passes for human existence.
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    Strictly speaking, from the perspective of Gurmat, everything we're discussing is bakwaas, lol, and I'm inclined to wholeheartedly agree. In an ideal world we wouldn't have to consider the things discussed above, but that's just not the reality of the situation. But Man being Man (and I include Woman in the term, too) it's about learning the rules of the game, and then deciding if you want to play.
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    The psychology behind it is straightforward and difficult to refute. Lesson: don't be beta. Don't look beta, and perhaps more importantly, don't BEHAVE beta. From my observations, the gatekeepers of society are encouraging the proliferation -- via the usual culprits in the media, be it the TV, cinema, the press, etc -- of certain behavioural trends within males that dilute and weaken their masculinity. Only someone who's aware of the game being played AND has the tools and resources to combat the deluge can successfully resist these insidious attempts to create generations of ineffective, emasculated males. A strong man in every sense of the word shouldn't be deemed to be a threat to a woman. If a female says that the mere mention or presence of someone who fits that category makes her feel uncomfortable, that's on her, and not the guy. In terms of courting, relationships, etc., females can detect a "lesser" man. They instinctively know within seconds whether they're dealing with a potential mate or a brother-esque figure who, at most, will be considered no more than a friend. Then it's just a matter of weighing up -- on her part -- the pros and cons (He's not very attractive or imposing BUT he's successful in his career, therefore he has certain assets and attributes that tip the balance in a particular direction), and prioritising certain attributes over others. Women say often, "I want to be with a guy who's also my friend." Unfortunately, apne young munde take it too far, and they become honorary girlfriends in order to please her, lmao. The "don't look beta" is really quite difficult to change. It's nothing, or very little, to do with clothes. It's very much how a person carries themselves, their demeanour, their frame, their presence, and 99% comes from within, i.e. it's a mindset rather than just a look. As we know, a person cannot change their mentality overnight. It takes years to do so, and even then it has to be something a person is conscious of on a daily basis.
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    They don't want to know. The automatic, defensive response is to assume the person trying to help is secretly envious of their "wonderful" life. I'm not giving anyone the opportunity to cast aspersions on my intentions. So I stopped trying ages ago. Pain is a wonderful teacher. If they won't heed the advice of a well-wisher, then harsh, cold experience will take the place of a friend or an adviser. Their choice.
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    The funny thing is, it's not even (generally) people our age that are overly judgemental when it comes to equating someone's qualities as a person based on the car they drive; it's the sianneh our parents' age and older who notice these things. That's an eye-opener. When you give the old bibyah a lift after a Sunday diwaan at the Gurdwara, they start mentioning another of their acquaintances' son or daughter who gave them a lift in a bigger and more expensive car a few weeks earlier, lmao. There's just no shame at all. Chalo, I'm content with what God has given me. But I'm not going to spend a lifetime accumulating worldly goods to please the community and rise in their estimations. I work hard for what I own, and I keep things clean, presentable, and well maintained, but I'm not chasing trinkets my whole life.
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    I never had air conditioning until I bought the Golf last year! Prior to that I was riding in in a Ford Ka for 13 years! Loved it. I didn't care when I stepped out of it and got weird looks, lol.
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    The sad thing is when the "Second Choice" Singh thinks he's getting the goods based on his personality or his general appeal, whether it be the status his education and career affords him, or the general reputation of his family, etc., when in fact he's being played because the girl was sleeping with everything male that possessed a pulse; she got found out, and then decides to dress up as a simple bebeh and venture into a Gurdwara to make a display of her shardaa in order to ensnare a foolish, thirsty Singh who doesn't know the ways of the world. That's pure maari kismat on the Singh's part. She isn't repentant for her mistakes or her past; she just wants to use the supposed respectability offered by a decent Sikh as a shroud to veil her own indiscretions. Eventually, when they do get married, she either gradually and subtley (through a combination of sex and a pleasant demeanour) moulds the Singh to her own mentality, or if the Singh is particularly resilient and refuses to compromise on certain things, she ends up divorcing him. And still Singh Ji doesn't learn his lesson!
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    My 2005 VW Golf agrees!
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    Skodas have undergone a bit of an image change in recent years. They're arguably comparable to a SEAT in terms of build quality and performance. The days of them being the butt of a joke are long gone. They look quite nice too. No, I don't own one!
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    Someone finally said it.
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    Yes, it's a worrying precedent. For now they've used this law for a reason to which most are in agreement, but governments abuse their power, and I can foresee moments when the threat of revoking citizenship in less contentious instances might become a reality.
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    Karam Philosophy. I only have the English version. If you can get the Punjabi version I'd recommend it. I'm sure it's a more enjoyable reading experience.
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    There's a book written by Giani Sant Singh Maskeen that analyses this very issue. It's called Karam Philosophy. It's been officially translated into English, but the translation (by somebody else) is shoddy to say the least, although if you're determined to get to the bottom of these issues the language issue does improve, or at least the reader gets accustomed to the dodgy translation. I warn you: Giani doesn't mince his words. Everything he highlights he backs up with Gurbani, and some of it is quite upsetting for those of you expecting a basic answer of "I can change my karams and tip the balance of accumulated deeds in my favour by throwing myself into meditation." Whilst Giani Ji says Naam Japna is essential and helpful for any human being, he also states that divine justice is something that cannot be avoided, skipped, or erased. Basically, the piper must be paid because Akal Purakh is the epitomy of justice. Man cannot escape the consequences of his actions. Of course, he goes on to say that the DURATION of one's trials and tribulations is affected by honest religiosity including Naam japna, honest living, etc. There's also issues such as Gur Prasad (grace of God / the Guru).
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    I was looking at the issue from a different angle, in terms of how the broad British mentality affects us -- children of immigrants -- and how that differs to the North American or the Australasian mentality in as much as how those Sikhs residing in those countries differ to us in personality and thought, even though ultimately our root culture and language is generally the same. In all instances and geographical locations I think most people like us do assume the positive and some of the negative traits of our host society, the severity and extent dependent on the individual concerned. The point Ranjit was making regarding how Sikhs born and raised in Britain differ in temperament, thought, and approach compared to Sikhs who are born and raised in Canada, NZ, etc., is one that should not be underestimated. There IS a certain mental and cultural "rub-off" that occurs. Of course, we can go on from that point and begin to deconstruct and contextualise issues according to various historical and social constructs such as post-colonial legacies, etc.
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    I think it's a little more than the above. I believe the broader national mentality and characteristics of the host country has a part to play. Whether we're consciously aware of it not, there's a certain influence on thought and behaviour that originates from the culture that we've been exposed to from birth.
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    Why are you defining your decisions as hukam?
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    God is not the parent of evils. - Sant Augustine Hippowale.
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    I went to Nankana Sahib Yatra a few years ago, and I must say it opened my eyes to many issues I never thought I'd have to address in my own mind. Yes, there's a tangible sense of warmth and hospitality on the part of the Pakistani hosts, BUT lurking beneath the surface is a vague and barely detectable hostility that goes over the heads of 99.9% of the old Singhs and Singhniyan who spend most of the time bleating about and praising these people. At best the Pakiatanis humour the sangatan that make the trek over there; they tell us what we want to hear so that the attending yatris feel compelled to "tip" them at various moments of their stay. I don't dispute some of them possess sharda, but it is ultimately a job like any other where most of them are employed to carry out their roles. Socially, from the perspective of comparing Punjabi Indian and Pakistani "behni utni" the difference is night and day. I hate to say, and I'll get a considerable amount of flak for saying so, but our people are "diggeh" compared to them. We have very little decorum, a lack of dignity at times, and a general sense of lacking a certain propriety of behaviour. Our religiosity is shallow and mostly for show. If the Sharia engenders that brand of grounding in an individual or even a community, then perhaps on balance it's not so terrible after all. I agree with someone above who mentioned the most starkly and immediately noticeable difference between the two groups is the behaviour of the womenfolk. The Sikh "princesses" are anything but. Thankfully, I was in a group where the bibiya and gentlemen of all ages conducted themselves as a Sikh of the Guru should, but other groups -- and looking across to our people in Punjab in a more general sense -- it verges on soul destroying to acknowledge and accept the painful reality that we are in dire straits on some of the most basic levels of conduct and behaviour. We're almost plastic in comparison. You can take that metaphor and interpret it in many ways.
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    Decades of romanticising and idealising democracy in the West has resulted in a skewed perception of what democracy truly entails, because I tell you, what we're living at the moment is democracy in name only. But then, as a "pampered" Westerner I'm sure my opinions carry little weight before someone residing in somewhere like North Korea.
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    Good grief, I thought I was the only one who noticed it. How do their feet end up looking so rough? It's certainly not through hard work.
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    Hmm... technically they aren't doing anything that sways from Sikh teachings, but it does highlight a) how we've been conditioned to believe that the Sikhs in India are living in a country that has their best interests at heart, therefore we are ignorant to the true situation on the ground, b) the idea that Muslims are the Jews of the 21st century has genuinely taken hold in the minds of certain individuals in the West. The propaganda, indoctrination, and re-education has been startlingly successful for the past decade or so, and it's beginning to bear fruit. Our people are sheep; the so-called educated and intellectuals even moreso. Always and forever.
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    Lol, definitely not NKJ related at all.
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    Incidentally, I was listening to a debate on this very issue on the radio a few days ago. You get the usual sorts contributing to the discussion: right-wing nuts frothing at the mouth, and cowardly left-wing appeasers ready to open their doors to a suicide bomber in attempt to "understand his pain." Anyway, the presenter -- a middle-aged, plump white woman -- who tries unsuccessfully to mask her far-left inclinations, welcomes a caller onto the air by saying, "Abdul is calling us from East London. Fire away, Abdul." ?? I'm like, "Really?"
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    This is THE litmus test after decades of cradle-to-grave brainwashing in the West. I really do believe this an experiment to gauge how much these efforts have succeeded, and how much more work is remaining to be done until society reaches a point where it simply cannot respond to state sanctioned tyranny. When Man's survival instincts are dulled to the point where he is compelled to welcome an obvious enemy into the fold, and not only accept but made to sympathise with that enemy and undergo a farcical attempt at rehabilitating those who have no intention of ever being rehabilitated, there's just no possible coming back from that point of no return. It's fascinating to observe, it really is. This situation summed up in an inappropriate yet strangely prescient moment from pop culture: ?
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    With the recent developments regarding ISIS combatants and their support network wishing to return to their European countries of origin, does anyone else suspect their desire to return to their former lives is veiling something a little more insidious? Me being the suspicious person I am suspects this to be an intricate plot, their final hurrah: they feign ignorance and innocence in order to escape the consequences of the documented atrocities that the organisation and its supporters have undertaken and supported in various ways. A few years pass, memories fade, the public relaxes. Then out of the blue there's a barrage of co-ordinated attacks launched by these returned individuals. That was their plan all along. To be allowed back into society, weave a tale that suggests they themselves are the victims of brainwashing, etc., while all along waiting for the moment to strike. How Europeans deal with this issue, politically and socially, will go some way to identifying whether they have a future or not.
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