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[Guest G.Kaur]

> waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh

>

> Rare are those people who choose to go against their

> false temptations, rare

> are those who even realise that their temptations

> are false. Rare is the

> influence to follow the teaching of what our Guru

> taught. "The days are

> wasted wandering around, the nights are wasted

> sleeping" - Guru Granth Sahib

> Ji. Rare are those people who choose to make a

> difference while knowing the

> consqeuenses of not making a move. Where is the

> world headed? "Why should I

> keep my hair? This was a tradition followed

> centuries ago, times have

> changed, societies have progressed.” Why do you

> mathaa tek (bow) infront of

> the Guru Granth Sahib Ji when going to the gurdwara?

> Wasn't that a tradition

> just centuries ago? When you attempt to answer,

> you're speechless, or you

> feel foolish to try to change the basic rules that

> our Guru has humbly told

> us to follow.

>

> Even worse?

> People attempt to create excuses to hide the truth.

> They take advantage of

> this opportunity and paint over the truth with lies,

> for their own

> satisfaction. This doesn't mean that the youth today

> are wrong. Maybe it;s

> the lack of support.

>

> The future somewhat lies in the hands of the youth,

> although the pressure

> ends up being put on the elders because of how the

> youth are turning out to

> be. Many teenagers feel that they HAVE to be a

> certain way to be accepted in

> different societies. At school, many girls and boys

> have to face peer

> pressure. I can relate to this because as I got into

> Sikhi, many girls felt

> sorry for me. Nevertheless, I was in love with the

> feeling of being a Kaur

> and actually realising that I'm not ashamed of my

> middle name.

>

> It felt awkward being so proud of something

> many of my friends were

> ashamed of. Girls can raise fierce and hurtful

> comments upon eachother. When

> it comes to boys, many girls have the intention of

> flirting and, although

> raised in a Sikh family, believe that it is okay to

> have a boyfriend.

> Sometimes the believing of these false rumours can

> be blamed on the parents,

> or the influence of the society, which also includes

> TV shows and music

> videos. These girls would gossip about how

> disstressing it is that I'm not

> allowed to shave and or wear shorts and of course,

> go out on “dates”. Not

> once did anyone think that maybe I, as a daughter of

> the Khalsa, made

> certain decisions myself and feel pride in these

> beliefs.

>

> People sometimes believe that because you cannot cut

> your hair and fit in

> with society, it's too restricting. However, if one

> gains true love and

> devotion for the Guru, these rules transform into

> being seeing as beautiful

> blessings, instead of "restrictions.” This could

> also be visualised the

> other way around. Many "modern" girls who have the

> chance to attend a kirtan

> or a program regarding "learning about Sikhi", find

> it uncomfortable or find

> themselves to be seen as an outcast, as they sit

> with girls who are wearing

> bana or a dastaar. Infact, Sikhi is a unique

> religion that loves and

> welcomes all people. Sometimes the attitude of other

> people towards each

> other, creates conflict for the other person, who

> has an enormous chance to

> learn something about Sikhi that can change their

> life.

>

> Statistics show that more than 150,000 kids stay

> home from school every day

> because of bullying, and racism is also included.

> Many Sikh kids have

> commited suicide and have hurt themselves because

> they feel they aren't

> accepted. Unfortunetly, the teasing usually stops

> when one feels accepted by

> cutting their hair or looking like they fit in.

> People like to be different,

> but are scared of being too different, standing out

> too much, or being

> looked apon as "weird". The first time I made a

> terrible mistake and cut my

> hair, all I wanted to do is look better and better,

> which lead me to ego and

> I ended up cutting my hair again.

>

> Some girls cut their hair once and tell themself

> that they won't do it

> again, or they'll take amrit again, which is a

> foolish act. Death is right

> over our head and every breathe we take brings us

> closer to death, people

> always regret their deeds after realising this.

>

> Kabeer Saakath Sang n Keejeeai Dhoorehi Jaaeeai

> Bhaag ||

> Kabeer, do not associate with the faithless cynics;

> run far away from them.

> Baasan Kaaro Paraseeai Tho Kashh Laagai Dhaag

> ||131||

> If you touch a vessel stained with soot, some of the

> soot will stick to you.

> ||131||

> - Bhagat Kabeer Ji

>

> One Sunday afternoon, I asked my

> grandmother to tell me in detail

> what the chaos was like during Operation Blue Star

> in 1984. I was ignorant

> of her emotions at the time, and later I realised

> that my question was

> heartbreaking. As she slowly told me about how some

> of her family was out of

> town and barely managed to reach home safely, I

> could hear her voice

> slightly trembling. I wondered why my grandmother

> was already sounding

> upset. Then she told me about the torture that

> innocent Sikhs had to endure.

> The discussion later got a little off-topic and she

> told me about the

> fearless warriors who faught until their last

> breathe, and were tortured

> until their last breathe without complaining, just

> so they do not lose their

> faith.

>

> Although many may have most likely heard this, this

> one quote has always

> touched my heart; “Sirr Jaave To Jaave, Mera Sikhi

> Sidak Na Jaave” - “Even

> if my head were to be dismembered from my body, I

> pray that my Sikh faith

> shall never leave me.” After this, I finally

> realised why millions of people

> are devoted to their religion. Most Panjabi girls

> and boys at my school have

> no idea about what happened in 1984. When these

> incidents are forgotten, so

> is our faith, and it's lost every time our mind

> wanders off.

>

> Popularity and money come and go, but sooner

> or later all of this

> begins to fade away. Later we regret why we didn't

> stand up for people who

> deserved to be stood up for just because of the risk

> of our own fame

> decreasing. Later we regret why our minds were

> flooding with so much greed

> and ego, when today we know that we are alive for a

> special reason.

>

> I think that since we're daughters of Guru Gobind

> Singh Ji, we shouldn't let

> little thing get to us. If we are singhneea, and our

> mother is Mata Sahib

> Kaur, then we should rise above society. We should

> try and understand bani

> more and realise waht Guru ji is trying to tell

> us..this will make us become

> strong inside, so that we have the ability to endure

> everyday pain. When I

> say rise above society, I mean we should give up

> ninda, hatred and ego. We

> should have Khalistan inside of our heart, we should

> keep it inside of us,

> it should be a part of us- We are all a part of the

> sikh panth and we should

> represent ourselves by becoming true sikhs, but not

> giving up our sikhi

> because of what others think and believe is true,

> and we shouldnt give up

> our sikhi because of a guy(for suree!!). By the time

> we all get married, we

> should be able to look at our childhood and laugh at

> the silly mistkaes

> we've made, because they made us who we are today-

> but we should also look

> back and remember the times we've felt nothing but

> Pure Love for the Guru,

> the times we've almost felt like we've been in Anand

> (bliss)-

>

> I would hate to go back and remember the times of me

> gossiping about others,

> while I'm supposed to be a representative of the

> khalsa. it doesnt matter

> how much people judge us today, what matter is that

> Waheguru is watching

> over us every second . We shouldnt feel fear but we

> should feel blessed, we

> are warriors. Sometimes when we do something bad, we

> would get so scared if

> a Saintly person finds out, like someone who is pure

> and is from Sangat, we

> get scared because of Rumors, and people will begin

> to think bad of you.

> That may happen. But that doens't even matter. It's

> funny how we think about

> other's opinions before the opinion of Guru ji. It's

> sad. Everyone gets bad

> thoughts once in a while, thoughts to do with lust

> or ego or greed- but i

> think what matters is where we go with these

> thoughts? Do we continue

> thinking about it.. do we encourage it? Experience

> is what gets us through

> life. Remember that we all are the daughters of guru

> gobind singh ji. we all

> are on one path. There are people struggling for

> sikhi, who have parents who

> aren't into Sikhi but they feel love for Sikhi with

> every breathe.

>

> There actually are people out there who would DIE to

> take amrit, who wish

> they could learn more about sikhi, but they can't

> because of how they were

> raised or because of their family. On this path of

> Sikhi, the pathway to

> God, some people are crawling,some people are

> falling off the pathway and

> into the ditch because they are starting to feel

> false love for maya, some

> people are jogging, some people are walking with

> sangat, some people are

> walking all alone with no support at all, but

> everyone is heading to the

> same destination. Everything is a test, a game of

> Guru ji's. Nobody is

> smart or great becuase of their knowledge, beauty or

> fame, everything is

> Guru ji Everything that you believe is beautiful is

> in the form of God.

>

> Once you begin to see beauty in everyone, you

> realise that Guru ji is

> everywhere. Sometimes I remember those who are

> handicap.. people who can't

> talk, who cant hear, who cant see, who cant taste or

> feel.. We are blessed

> with these senses because God wants us to put them

> into proper use. Our soul

> won't benefit from listening to filthy songs. Our

> soul wont benefit by

> gossiping and slandering others. Even if somebody is

> bad or there are rumors

> going on about someone, we are just humans. We are

> like little ants. We

> don't have the power to slander others, we don't

> have the power to judge

> others.

>

> aakhan jor chupai neh jor ||

> No power to speak, no power to keep silent.

> jor n ma(n)gan dhaen n jor ||

> No power to beg, no power to give.

> or n jeevan maran neh jor ||

> No power to live, no power to die.

> jor n raaj maal man sor ||

> No power to rule, with wealth and occult mental

> powers.

> jor n surathee giaan veechaar ||

> No power to gain intuitive understanding, spiritual

> wisdom and meditation.

> jor n jugathee shhuttai sa(n)saar ||

> No power to find the way to escape from the world.

> jis hathh jor kar vaekhai soe ||

> He alone has the Power in His Hands. He watches over

> all.

> naanak outham neech n koe ||33||

> O Nanak, no one is high or low. ||33||

>

>

> i must have made a million gazillion mistakes ..

> i'm not even amritshak yet, i dont even know a lot

> about sikhi, but i am

> learning new things everyday. I hope Guru ji blesses

> everyone with Sikhi.

> Everyone can change, everyone has potential. when i

> wasnt into sikhi and i

> used to cut my hair and do a lot of bad things, i

> still felt love for sikhi,

> although I avoided it and put my mind to something

> else - Guru ji just gave

> me a little push and now I feel like I've changed

> incredibly. We should

> never look down on someone because everyone has

> potential. I'm not the same

> girl I used to be. Sikhi is beautiful and magical

> (L)

>

> waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji ki fateh

>

>

-unknown

[FaujKaur]

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa

Waheguru Ji Ke Fateh

This post is amazing! I'm so happy you shared it with us. Everyone should read it and learn from it. I read on another forum, the person who wrote this is like 13 years old - Waheguru!

[_(JI)_]

VaheguruJiKaKhaalsaVaheguruJiKiFateh ahh das BRAUPZZ. ...das blesssd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

[millitant_kaur]

Vahiguroo Ji Ka Khalsa, Vahiguroo Ji Ki Fatehi!!!!

das so beautifully written!!!!

thank u for sharin dat with us!!!

Vahiguroo Ji Ka Khalsa, Vahiguroo Ji Ki Fatehi!!!!!!