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Originally Posted by Atheist  Dear Randip Singh Ji,
"Asking someone who is impaired in some way to fight would be just wrong."
I agree with you...asking someone to do something that they may or may not be qualified to do could be considered wrong, but that is separate from my point.
My point is that if someone who is disabled wants to do something, and they have shown they can do it, then they should be given a chance and not just automatically barred from doing it - that is what is truly wrong.
If the same attitude was held for the pilot with no arms, she would never have had the chance to pursue her dream and fly (that would have been a true tragedy).
It is infuriating to see this attitude in 2010 toward disabled people. |
As someone who has worked closely worked with disabled people and designed buildings for their adaptations, I am well aware of what people with disabilities what they cannot and can do.
No offense, you are coming into the Rehat Maryada cold, without the benefit of knowing why the SRM was drafted in such a way, and if I was in your position I would think exactly the same.
The Khalsa Rehit is in effect a military discipline. That is what it is essentially about. The 5 K's are articles of war (separate topic).
It was considered unfair to ask someone who was not able bodied to fight on the front lines, hence why this view was adopted. It IS a time of peace now (relatively), hence why we see this aspect of the SRM as discriminatory.
View it in its historical context, not with our 21st Century values.
No one discriminates against disabled people, infact Sikh establishments have actively set up establishments to help disabled people. See the Pingalwara web site for more info.
Pingalwara
Given the back drop of Brahmanical thought that is someone is disables, it is because f their past mistakes, Sikhs have taken a very enlightened view.