tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376853906677103068.post8705519709421671979..comments2023-02-12T11:03:45.573+00:00Comments on Mr. Singh: Is Sikhi in the Panjab flourishing?Mr. Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729355421056809797noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376853906677103068.post-11148026798983384762007-02-26T20:46:00.000+00:002007-02-26T20:46:00.000+00:00My Point is that they have the advantage of being ...My Point is that they have the advantage of being born there. What more inspiration could one need, they could visit Sri Harmandir Sahib every week if they wish. Whereas us westerners don't have this advantage, and yet i see the youth over here more in touch with their roots.<BR/><BR/>I kid you not, i saw more turbaned lads behind the couter at McDonalds in Ludhiana than in my village.Mr. Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729355421056809797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376853906677103068.post-41341062954484843192007-02-26T15:28:00.000+00:002007-02-26T15:28:00.000+00:00You have made an interesting point there. However ...You have made an interesting point there. However I do feel that as Sikhs born in Panjab, people have an advantage because the religion is a way of life for them and they see it all around them.<BR/><BR/>Even the most non religious people in Panjab will be able to recite some Gurbani because they hear it all around them (Usually at 4am in the morning from a nearby Gurdwara ;-) <BR/><BR/>They have a different outlook on religion than people in the west. They go to 'Hindu Monuments' in the fields and bow their heads. they go to Muslim Holy places and bow their heads. <BR/><BR/>To Sikh's in the west this is Idol worship / Superstition and doesn't make sense because we are taught that we should only bow our heads in front of our Guru.<BR/><BR/>I agree that it is sad to see so few youngster with hair when you go back. Panjab is moving forward so fast that everybody is trying to become 'Modern'. However they shouldn't forget that they are part of one of the most modern and forward thinking religions in the world.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if Sikhi is flourishing or not, maybe next time we need to get out of the village and see if we can find out if it is flourishing or not. Rather than going to the new amusement park or fast food outlet.Sonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14712061509750386357noreply@blogger.com