The writer of the article is more mistaken than he knows.
I heard similar ramblings over 35 years ago (when I moved to the UK), in fact an elderly person at the time confidently told me Sikhism would be a thing of the past within 5-10 years.
Although I think it is ironic that people from other faiths are becoming Sikhs (Good ones at that), whilst Sikhs are *******ising / walking away from it. When you think, the word Sikh implies someone willing to learn than a manmukh cannot by definition be a Sikh.
IMHO a person who is a traitor to principals followed by his ancestors or those that are just sensible is of little consequences, hence, when I hear such news as so & so has cut his hair, although there is some sadness at first on the whole I am glad of it, have you heard of the saying “a chain is only as good as the weakest link” that person was never a Sikh at heart and he/she doesn’t deserve Sikhi, so good riddance. I firmly believe and my experience tells me such actions will make the Sikh core much stronger and much better. There is no loss for Sikhi of a person that was never a member in the first place, and ask any army in any country what they think of traitors, and you will get my drift.
I also disagree with the author of the article on a number of accounts, when he says:
A) “This time there is no government interference in religious affair of the Sikhs”, come-on, which planet is he on?
B) “In the end,there is also a question of fashion. They feel smarter without it.” Where did this come from? Which religion anywhere worries about fashion above principals?
C) “They have adopted,the globalization probably has had a greater impact, European habits: fast food, pubs and clubs. They want to show they are modern. They are willingly & votuntarily forgetting their own culture. Another 20 years will pass and the world wont have any more Sikhs in turbans. ” I will happily lay a bet on the being absolutely wrong, it is in the western societies (USA, Canada, Malaysia, UK, etc,) where I have met the most devout GurSikh’s, I guess if exposed to all the temptations one can holds to their principals than they must be strong.
Read More:: Sikh Philosophy NetwDecline of Sikhism (Decline of It is clear that in modern society many people trim their hair some because they look around and see that it has become the norm (sheep syndrome) and others because they don’t know any better (don’t know better syndrome ). Rarely does one look to see why something; a style of clothing, a style of keeping ones hair etc, and the underlying reasons.
I have yet to see a Sikh who has faith in Guru-ji walk away, so what, if the faithless move away, did Guru Gobind Singh-ji not say "he did NOT love a Sikh he loved Sikhi"?
The most painful thing for me reading this article was the author has the word “Singh” in his name, and he says things like “To begin with, today there is the very question of Sikh identity, and to define who is a Sikh”, I would say to him everybody should know what they are, including him, and certainly a Sikhi would know if he is one. I agree 100% with max314 when he says "Quality over quantity"
GurFateh!
Satvinder Singh
I heard similar ramblings over 35 years ago (when I moved to the UK), in fact an elderly person at the time confidently told me Sikhism would be a thing of the past within 5-10 years.
Although I think it is ironic that people from other faiths are becoming Sikhs (Good ones at that), whilst Sikhs are *******ising / walking away from it. When you think, the word Sikh implies someone willing to learn than a manmukh cannot by definition be a Sikh.
IMHO a person who is a traitor to principals followed by his ancestors or those that are just sensible is of little consequences, hence, when I hear such news as so & so has cut his hair, although there is some sadness at first on the whole I am glad of it, have you heard of the saying “a chain is only as good as the weakest link” that person was never a Sikh at heart and he/she doesn’t deserve Sikhi, so good riddance. I firmly believe and my experience tells me such actions will make the Sikh core much stronger and much better. There is no loss for Sikhi of a person that was never a member in the first place, and ask any army in any country what they think of traitors, and you will get my drift.
I also disagree with the author of the article on a number of accounts, when he says:
A) “This time there is no government interference in religious affair of the Sikhs”, come-on, which planet is he on?
B) “In the end,there is also a question of fashion. They feel smarter without it.” Where did this come from? Which religion anywhere worries about fashion above principals?
C) “They have adopted,the globalization probably has had a greater impact, European habits: fast food, pubs and clubs. They want to show they are modern. They are willingly & votuntarily forgetting their own culture. Another 20 years will pass and the world wont have any more Sikhs in turbans. ” I will happily lay a bet on the being absolutely wrong, it is in the western societies (USA, Canada, Malaysia, UK, etc,) where I have met the most devout GurSikh’s, I guess if exposed to all the temptations one can holds to their principals than they must be strong.
Read More:: Sikh Philosophy NetwDecline of Sikhism (Decline of It is clear that in modern society many people trim their hair some because they look around and see that it has become the norm (sheep syndrome) and others because they don’t know any better (don’t know better syndrome ). Rarely does one look to see why something; a style of clothing, a style of keeping ones hair etc, and the underlying reasons.
I have yet to see a Sikh who has faith in Guru-ji walk away, so what, if the faithless move away, did Guru Gobind Singh-ji not say "he did NOT love a Sikh he loved Sikhi"?
The most painful thing for me reading this article was the author has the word “Singh” in his name, and he says things like “To begin with, today there is the very question of Sikh identity, and to define who is a Sikh”, I would say to him everybody should know what they are, including him, and certainly a Sikhi would know if he is one. I agree 100% with max314 when he says "Quality over quantity"
GurFateh!
Satvinder Singh
) that Sikhism is a religion that many are VERY impressed with when they learn about its beliefs. There are many potential Western converts to Sikhism because they love the theology - myself included.
