Why Have So Many Sikhs Lost Their Morals

[yubacitysingh]

and are driven by greed ego and jealousy

so many family's working 18 hours a day and turning to achole to handle the stress and family's breaking down and depression taking over just cause this family has to have a bigger house then that family and this family has to drive a nicer car then that family

why don't we reward people and acknowledge people who contribute to humanity and not who has the biggest house

in india family's turn on eachother just for some farm land rather then working together and supporting eachother and their neibours

people gossip about others and their children rather then saying positive things about others and their children

sikhs are a people who fight for others so how do we stop greed and ego and jealousy

[Singh559]

Well said, nothing but truth spoken. It's up to us, the new generation to make a change worldwide.

[Only five]

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[SimranKaur235]

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa,

Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

i think i feel no greed. and i am absolutely not jealious about peoples money and havings. i dont know why. but i tried to find out what i feel or not feel to explain, what it is and how can people reduce or stop their greed. more greed makes more jealious. i know someone who have not much money. but he always wish to have money. and would like to have this and that. and always dreaming to have this and that. i think that must be an abnormal attitude. how can i always dream and wish things, which i cannot have anyway? either i am going mad by wishing and longing all the time for something, or i just stop to have that wish. or at least i do everything (provided it is honestly work).but i mean provided there is no possibility really to reach that wish. then we should switch out that wish or desire.

i remember when i was kid. i saw the kids had toys and sweets. but i had not. but i never had that wish. as anyway i knew my parents will not buy for me cos they are not so rich. but i remember my brother why crying a lot in market, when he saw sweets and mum said 'no'. that time i remember, i could not understand his behave. i thought why does he make himself mad. what is he expecting by crying? i felt how bad he must felt. but if he had not the wish for sweets he would not feel bad.

but i dont know any solution. maybe we should try to turn away that people to have such desires with love and affection and ideas and encourage doing meditation. because its not easy possible just telling them to turn down their desires.

same with my brother. when my mother took him on arm and played with him or told him a kids joke, he felt better and forgot the sweets.

i think the people driven more and more greed not only because more and more things are available or to get or more technique.

more the reason is people become more and more impersonal, uncommunicatively, and focussed on the outward (money, job, property). therefore emotional weak person for example wanna success to get respectability and prestige (love and affection) just by getting better work, money. (as there is noone else who give love because the friends and neighboor all busy with themselves with the same problem).

once reach that goal, they of course wanna show it. therefore people feeling attacked and wanna show their status etc.

its bad circle.

i believe that it is possible to turn that tendency. but it will take time. and a start. and a good idea.

i have no idea. i now only think that we should give more love and affection. if we feel comfortable and loved and familar we love to work hard for our loves and wanna see them often, because our home and our family and friends are that what makes us most happy. then we forget anything else. how can i work 18 hours a day, 7 days a week to reach much money for a house and 2 cars, if i long for my beloved family. if i need their love. there is no time to spend too much time for work. if i work on my farm, then i know every minute is for my beloved family. but if i work in the night in my office by working for my boss, while my family eating without me, then i indeed think only for the money and prestige. money for my family only? if my family and my friends would be so important for me then why i do not spend more time with them?

so only give more love and time and affection for our friends and family then they will know where their place is. they will come back (down from their arrogance, egoism, greed) automatically. back to their loves (provided their know who are their loves - so lets show them that we are here).

and then after some time they will loose their jealousy. if we are happy then for what could be jealous?

ps (of course we can work hard also in office for example, by thinking on our family and if earning more money, then better food, nice toys and house...) but then already we start our misudjustment. why giving big house and lot toys, if we have big heart and lot time for our kids they will not thinking or desire for expensive toys. and wife or husband will not think about big house, if i know to entertain my family with jokes and lovely ideas and love.

that is what i just thought about that toppic. i better stop now, because if i would go on writing, i would write and write and after few pages if would sounds like i am changing my person every sentence. my english is worst and my writing style and thoughts are confusing. sorry for that.

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa,

Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

[gurdssingh]

and are driven by greed ego and jealousy

so many family's working 18 hours a day and turning to achole to handle the stress and family's breaking down and depression taking over just cause this family has to have a bigger house then that family and this family has to drive a nicer car then that family

why don't we reward people and acknowledge people who contribute to humanity and not who has the biggest house

in india family's turn on eachother just for some farm land rather then working together and supporting eachother and their neibours

people gossip about others and their children rather then saying positive things about others and their children

sikhs are a people who fight for others so how do we stop greed and ego and jealousy

Please don't get me wrong but I think it's a North American phenomenon, as in UK majority of apne don't work more than 8 hours a day. The max is like 12 more than that is illegal (i think), thats why apne (Englandiers) go Amereeka /Kanneda we think like what life do these guys have always @ work no family or social life or am I wrong?

I have family in NY and bay area they have businesses but the guys working for them are typical of apne (so i heard), work like all hours possible.

[yubacitysingh]

its good to be ambitous and the hardest working community i love that part about being a sikh, its that work ethic that im going to use to reach my dreams

and i shouldn't make it sound like working 18 hours a day is a bad thing, but if you are driven by ego and greed then yes it is wrong, but if you are driven by your dream then its a good thing, long as you don't neglect the people you love and give them the support and love they need