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  1. Yes, I have received Amrit and am a Khalsa Singh. I am joining the US Army because it is God's will. I have educated myself and have a college degree in foreign languages. I'm entering the military with a specialist job in linguistics that pays very well. I'm contributing to the kohm by being active in my nation's working society and representing the Guru's roop to hopefully help familiarize more people what a Sikh looks like and how hard we work. And my orders have always been from the Father of the Khalsa, no one else. My life is proof. Otherwise, I wouldn't have switched my religion from Catholicism to Sikhi, grown out my beard, worn a dastaar, embarrassed and confused my parents (who are Mexican and don't know what Sikhi is) and practiced this faith for the past three years to receive Amrit unless my life was completely devoted to my Guru. I follow His plans, not my own. I never planned on being Sikh, but here I am, in love with my Guru. Most of the time I don't understand His plans either, but I always know they turn out for the better. Let's both not doubt the goals and intentions of Maharaj. We know so little. I am still growing and I am still learning. Rab Rakha Veer Ji.
  2. Thanks for all the tips Veer Ji. I'm supposed to be getting my camo dastaar in the mail this Monday, so I can have it before I got to basic next Monday. The wool keski underneath is a good idea. I'll get one. I'll also get some boots and warm socks. I've gone hiking barefoot in the snow before, so I have a general idea of my body's limits. Definitely don't want to get frostbitten, thanks for the tip on the socks bro, I'll do that. And I get what you mean when you say racist white people who drink and do nothing but dumb stuff. I was the president of a frat in college so nothing new to me lol just graduated five months ago. I just received Amrit last week so a lot is changing for me...but at the same time things are still the same. I love your advice about not fully assimilating and that they are "renting me". Beautiful words and that's definitely the plan bro, Maharaj Kirpa. People at MEPS had an issue with me bringing a kirpan into the building. I was almost sent home unable to enlist. They tried to bribe me saying I could sign my contract if I took it off and they'd give it back to me at the end of the day. I almost did but I had faith that Guru Ji would get me out of this pickle. Ended up calling a Captain to explain to the MEPS people over to let me continue processing and then later talked to a lawyer and got extra paperwork done so I can wear all my kakkars and hopefully wont have any more big issues. I'm ready to serve my country and to do my small part in paving the way for future Sikhs. Things are gunna be a lot different with Covid, so I could use all the advice I can get. Thanks Veeri.
  3. I just found out I'll be leaving in two weeks to Fort Sill Oklahoma
  4. I mostly agree with you. I never said to encourage him to cut it. I specifically said to encourage him to keep it. But if he wants to, he should. It isn't up to us to label him as Sikh and expect Sikhi out of him if he doesn't feel that way internally and doesn't identify as a true Sikh in his heart. Simply because he is Punjabi and grew up in a family like that doesn't mean he is Sikh. Him keeping his hair because he cannot imagine living without it, because of his own undying love for Guru Ji, this is what makes him a Sikh. Not our expectations and labels that we force upon him. I would not encourage a Muslim to drink or eat pork, but lets just say because they a happen to be Arab I judge them for not being a good Muslim when in their own heart they don't even truly identify themselves with that faith and could care less about it's rules. Waheguru guides us all. He shows us the path but eventually we must walk it. We cannot force others to do so, and judging them would not entice them either. When someone makes a choice that we don't agree with, we have to be ok with it (in most reasonable circumstances) because this is what love and acceptance is. We must be patient with others because Waheguru has been so patient with us and all our mistakes, forgiving and giving countless second chances. Kesh is between that person and Guru. We have no final say or final judgement. We need to stop acting like we do. Thank you for understanding what I was trying to say and being so respectful in your reply. I agree with almost all of what you said, and I'm not saying I'm correct. This is just my own opinion based off what I know. I appreciate your politeness and insight, as well as your Muslim analogy. It really made me think harder about this. Thank you
  5. Please re read my post. I never said to tell a Sikh to cut their hair. Your "straw-man" argument won't work here. I said what I meant, and my humble request is that you re-read it to see that he should encourage him to keep it, but not worry if he doesn't. No one should be forced to follow something they don't want to follow, (Guru Tegh Bahadur died for other's religious freedom) and people often come back even afterwards. Let others make their own choices and learn. They'll often see Guru was right all along.
  6. I rarely get angry, but last week I was in a bad mood for almost an entire day just thinking about this. All the bs that the Indian government has done to Sikhs, and with the #FreeJaggiNow that is going on and the government denying everything....it was driving me insane too. I learned to use this as motivation, inspiration. We need to be active in our societies, to pursue careers, fields, networks, friends, connections that are expansive and either give us power to change things or connect us with those who already have it. We can't change what happened. But we can make sure that others KNOW about it, and honor the deaths of those Sikhs by fighting every piece of injustice that we see going on today and being successful in our efforts. Our success is their success. Let karma work out the past, and let yourself never allow that past to replay in the present. That's all we can do...I think.
  7. Honestly, if he wants to cut it then he should. You should try your best to inspire him to keep it, inspire him with the meaning of it. It may awaken something in him, but if it doesn't, then it doesn't. It's no big deal. He'll get it maybe next lifetime. There is no rush. We're playing an eternal game of love here. We all level up at our own pace. You can help other players, but ultimately they must play it themselves. This is between him and Guru Ji. No one can be forced to be a Sikh, no one can be forced to fall in love with the Guru so deeply that they decide to change their life and habits. Some of us do fall in love and leave our old self behind. It must be a natural thing that comes from the heart. He will learn on his own time. Go ahead and lead the horse to water, talk about the benefits. Whether or not he drinks is up to him. Don't stress over it. Maharajah has a plan and always has. It's in His hands. Everything that occurs is according to his hukam. Nothing is outside of his hukam. "Hukame antar sabh ko, bahare hukam na koi." Do what you can, encourage him to keep it, but don't stress over that which you can't control.
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