I Want to be Forgiven for My Sins...

Hi, I'm a 17 year old sikh boy growing up in the UK in a poor area, and because of this i have done bad things more or less ive sinned and i want to know what do i do to be forgiven, i know i've sinned and i admit that i have sinned and when people ask if im a good sikh i sadly reply no
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I have

- drunk
- smoked shisha - but i dont know if this is forbidden
- robbed
- cut bits of my hair - i shave too but this is because i have eczema and the hair irritates my face soo..

and other things such as lie etc

i dont believe im hell bound but if i wasn't, why would i do bad things with no remorse at the time

but i want to know how to be forgiven for my sins?

 
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hello little brother,

there is no sin in sikhism, what you are feeling is guilt. Guilt is bad, it makes you feel bad, but you have offended no one else but yourself, there are people that have done much worse than you, and not even thought about what they had done, and they present themselves as good sikhs!

Is this an issue of changing lifestyle now and dealing with the past? or do you continue to do things that make you feel bad?
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Sin is a convenient way of explaining how you feel, the reality is that if you carry on this path, you will drown in a sea of guilt, as well as opening yourself up to 'bad' things, drink causes liver problems and loosens ability to think, you may find yourself fathering children, taking drugs, whilst forgetting who you are, smoking shisha opens up to lung problems, breathing issues, stealing can put you in a youth detention centre, and in later life, prison, cutting hair is denying who you are, as is lying, these are all issues that will make your life more complicated as you get older, living in a poor area is no excuse, you have a brain my brother, but you also have your own will, no one is saying you should not have fun, but for spiritual reasons, that I will not go into now, and also legal and life reasons, that I have outlined above, either way, its a journey to hell, I know, I have taken it, so save yourself some heartache not only for you, but for your family, the rules we try and abide by are there for our own salvation and safety
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good luck

Sat Sri Akal

Sas sri akal, well due to the lifestyle i been raised in, i have to commit crimes to get by, my only way to make a living, i don't praise the crimes i have committed but i had to do them, but whereas the cutting hair, drinking etc, i believe i done that out of fashion and a need to fit it which is wrong, i guess i just feel that when my time is up, i don't wanna be forbidden in the lord's kingdom, i want to change and i say i will yet i continue to do it, i cheat myself in ways

brother,

forget the lords kingdom, worry about the lords kingdom on earth, for that is exactly where his kingdom is, and it is here you have to worry about, no one has to commit crimes to get by, that is a fallacy, and I was raised in as much as a rough area that I am sure you reside in, its a cop out brother, all you are doing is piling up problems for the future, yet you are so young, you have the potential to do so much and live so happy, get married, have children, be in peace.
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I will tell you why you commit crimes, because it is exciting, glamorous and easy, working in a factory is boring, unglamorous and hard, but I can tell you it really is not worth being locked up for 20 hours a day with a bucket for a toilet, I would worry about that more than the lords kingdom

Real talk brother, real talk!, yeahhh i think i understand now, its more or less life is what you make it, if i lead a guilty life, my life will be guilty, but if i lead a life that's happy, life will be happy. Thank you brother i appreciate it!
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Some questions for Sikhboy11 and other forum members.

1. What is your understanding of "sin?"

2. What do you believe is the Sikh perspective on "sin?"

3. Do you believe it your responsibility to behave differently if you believe you have crossed a moral or ethical line?

We are all learners. So I am interested in your replies to my questions.

Spnadminji,

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1 My understanding of sin is anything that takes you further away from the light
2. I would like to think my understanding is the same as the sikh perspective
3. I believe that if I had crossed a moral or ethical line, I would have to confess what I had done, to who I had done it, and then take the consequences

I believe its your responsibility to admit you have done wrong and to find a way to draw yourself from the dark into the light

Sikhboy11 you are very smart and articulate very well. I really liked your one line response to spnadmin ji, that is no easy task

What you need to perhaps look at is go forward! As they say there is no one who does no wrong! Those who recognize such and move forward win in life. All the best you got great intellect. I think this is one of the blessings of Sikhism and it does show up sometimes early, sometimes late and for some I am sorry to say, never.

Sat Sri Akal.