Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa,
Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!!
Belive me, I know what you are talking about. I'm mexican and live in a city called Xalapa, and here nobody, and I mean NOBODY wears a turban except me. I wear it since 1994.
I was born as a catholic and when my mother knew that I wanted to change my whole way of living, including religion, she asked me to leave home
For a moment I got panic, but I decided to leave and told her my decission. She didn't let me go.
Now she and my catholic family respects me a lot. Let me tell you, none here know about sikhs, no sangat here, no gurdwara. I just have my nitnem, my tapes and of course, internet.
Every day I have to hear people yelling at me "bin ladin", "aladdin", "kaliman" (a super hero that wears a turban), and so many nick names. I'm used to it and just ignore them.
In that way, it would be easy if I just cut my h
air and take of my turban, nobody would yell at me, nobody would notice my beliefs. BUT I wont cut it or take my sikhi off.
Consider this things, are there any sangat around? a Gurdwara maybe? do you see more turbans in your place or near it? if you answer yes to any of this questions then YOU ARE SO LUCKY!!
Keep up!
Cherdi Kala!
Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa,
Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!