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  1. MisterrSingh
    The Sikh faith is renowned for its ideas and practices on tolerance and understanding. There have been historical accounts where Sikh figures have exceeded all normal human limits on what is considered to be benevolent and tolerant behaviour. However, in the day-to-day reality of life for the average person (i.e. us), should there ever be limits imposed on how far we utilise these compassionate qualities, especially if the unbridled display and utilisation of such goodness will ultimately never be reciprocated, and, more importantly, will actually serve to cause more harm than discernible good in the long term? Or is the act of compassion itself the only concern, and any consequences -- either good or bad -- arising from its application are irrelevant; if so, why?
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    It was a definite tongue in cheek statement. Nothing sinister.
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    There's also an element of contributors to this forum playing to the gallery. I'm absolutely certain there's a disconnect between what people post and say on this forum AND how they actually live their day-to-day life. I'm not suggesting everyone is lying and presenting themselves as perfect, pious individuals whereas the reality might be a little more grey than we're being led to believe. I mean, how many of the anti-Christmas brigade on here didn't present their kids or loved ones with any gifts? Was lunch or dinner that particular day the standard daal roti or something a little unique? I'm not buying it. And, no, I don't "celebrate" Christmas myself. But most people aren't me. I have an iron will that 99.9% of apne simply don't and will never possess. That's not arrogance; just facts. ?
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    Sartorial choices aside we are a strangely unsettling bunch over in the West. Imitators never innovators.
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    Maybe a request from the family? If he is being deported, he won't be a danger to anyone in Britain, therefore it's not in the public interest to disclose his identity. If he was due to be eventually freed in the UK after serving his sentence, there's no way his identity would've been kept secret for something like this which is quite commonplace unfortunately.
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    I doubt it tbh. Sexual issues involving females are mostly still hushed up; I can't see something involving a young male getting any traction over there. It'll be impossible to keep it completely secret.
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    Not on an intimate or regular basis, but I do come across such individuals in social situations.
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    He'll probably explain it to family as a legal, non-sexual issue to do with money, immigration, or something similar. There's no way he'll come clean and declare the truth of his deportation. If the family in the UK keep quiet for the sake of the kid it might wash.
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    Initials RSD. Something Singh Something.
  10. MisterrSingh
    It is a little mean spirited, isn't it?
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    Self-styled.
  12. MisterrSingh
    Ask the religious heavyweights on the forum. They're lions when interacting with other Sikhs but strangely lose their voice when it comes to taking on the likes of Muslims.
  13. MisterrSingh
    So leather gloves are ok as long as it's freezing cold and they're paired with a coat or jacket? Good. I'm just making sure... for a friend... yes, a friend.
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    ? "My ancestors originate from a high status caste... but it's not important. Just remember that I do originate from a high status caste." If only your mental faculties were high status, Big T.
  15. MisterrSingh
    No, it isn't. Categorically untrue. If you don't know what Thanksgiving is, Google it. There's no "Or." Also, when Muslims seize control of Canada and Europe in 2070 or so, I hope most of you and your descendants won't be crying into your daliya when Vaisakhi and Diwali is banned for being shirk. ?
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    The hope or belief that the amritdhari partner will inspire the non-amritdhari is a naive pipedream. I'm not saying it never happens, but more often than not it leads to the partner who is Gursikh to become lax. It happens gradually at first, but there is definitely a downward spiral. Of course, it depends on whether the amritdhari partner was particularly observant to begin with. From what I've observed over the past decade or so, the ONLY difference between younger non-amritdharis and amritdharis is uncut hair. The inner is virtually indistinguishable across the two categories. Never mind, though, ey, that lovely royal blue dastaar and flowing beard has 'em all fooled well and proper.
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    Best hope those facial genetics are in order, because there's no gym for the face, lol.
  18. MisterrSingh
    Lesson: Don't be ugly. ?
  19. MisterrSingh
    Unfortunately, for the vast majority of Sikhs, SGGS Ji is nothing more than words in a book. That's where the problem begins. Btw, a dera in the classic sense of the word means -- loosely -- haven, but in the religious sense it refers to a base of spirituality and worship, arguably the Eastern equivalent of perhaps a monastery? The contemporary take on the word has become to be loaded with mostly negative connotations, whereby modern deras are viewed asm mysterious compounds in which a dera figurehead resides with his loyal followers. What transpires behind those closed doors is anyone's guess.
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    Short answer: they have a thorough albeit cynical grasp on psychology, particularly the psychology of the religious Punjabi mind. All they do is capitalise on this knowledge, and the rest just falls into place. All cults and related spiritual movements operate in similar ways. Weak-minded individuals who may purport to believe in an Almighty creator are actually seeking something a lot more human in which to place their trust and efforts. I'm afraid the indescribable and formless Akal Purakh is simply too abstract for the Punjabi mind to fathom.
  21. MisterrSingh
    Don't wile away your mourning period by spending it online. You need time on your own to contemplate and centre yourself. As much as you may believe you'll receive support and advice from people on this forum -- and you will for a while -- it will never be enough. Get out into the real world: breathe, live, observe, learn. Only then will you find peace. It will never come from behind a screen.
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    Same here. It was only something I realised was still in operation after the age of 16. Clearly I knew it existed before then, but it was never a factor in my own life.
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    Somewhere along the way, concepts such as sanjog and soulmates (as per Gurbani) have been romanticised and Bollywood-ised, so that when things don't work out, it's Sikh that's questioned instead of the attitudes, beliefs, and ways we think and conduct ourselves. Other times, 54*t happens; you've got to pay off karmic debts, etc., and if that means life events transpiring in contradiction to certain beliefs then what can you do? Sometimes nobody is to blame per se, it's just the way life unfolds.
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    Definitely, if it was ever something tangible in the first place. Sometimes I feel as if there's an element of our dim-witted people having fallen to self-fulfilling prophecies, not helped by certain sellouts from our own cultures, who in their own selfish desire to curry favour with the ruling establishment, have hobbled together half-truths to create an easily digestible narrative that grossly simplifies and misrepresents what are extremely complex subjects. The phrase, "Asian community" is one such example. But, yes, some of us are terrified of what the community will think, which is hilarious because the community is busy living their own lives on their own terms.
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