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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mr2guysingh" data-source="post: 165234" data-attributes="member: 17911">I feel the opposite of OpenmindedSingh. My mom's family convinced her to get my hair cut when I was younger. They said that in school kid's will make fun of me, etc, etc. I feel like that is one of my biggest mistakes in life. When I was growing up, all the kids had their hair, and none of them wanted to play with me because their parent's didn't approve that my hair was cut. But now all those kids are older, and most have cut their hair because they want to.Most of the time my hair is long, and I wear a hat to cover it, but then my beard gets long and my boss tells me I need to trim my beard. I want to became a full Sardar because my best friend is one, and I see how different he is treated in the Sikh community compared to someone who cut their hair. Everyone in my family has cut their hair; my cousin cut his hair a couple of years ago. He also wore a hat to cover his head, but he also trimmed his beard and did other things not allowed by Sikhs.It seems like more younger kid's are starting to cut their hair to blend in, and think that thing's will change for them. But in the end, it doesn't matter how you are on the outside, it is your personality. I've seen many Sardar's that have long hair, yet trim their beard and then go out clubbing and still get respected by the Sikh community, yet if the Singh that has his hair cut does none of that and has much more respect for his religion (except for the hair cutting pair) gets not as much. It's it your choice, but I think you'll regret cutting your hair once you realize that thing's aren't going to change, and you'll see how different you'll be treated by the Sikh community.</blockquote>

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