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<blockquote data-quote="Harry Haller" data-source="post: 182053" data-attributes="member: 14641"><p>Veerhoraji</p><p></p><p>This is not a dilemna, this is family politics, nothing more, trying to work out whether one should pay for new shock absorbers or carpet the house, now thats a dilemna. </p><p></p><p>wow, you sound like quite a Sikh. When you say you are not a hardliner, do you mean you do not walk around with a permanent grimace telling everyone else how short they fall of Sikhism?</p><p></p><p>I have always had this problem, when I was younger, I was constantly mistaken for my Dads younger brother, now that I am older, balder, fatter and greyer, I get mistaken for his older brother...., the fact that I am bald and grey, and he is turbanned and not, causes much amusement. </p><p></p><p>Your father is one of those that puts more emphasis on looks than what is going on inside, actually, it is quite common in Sikhism, you can go whoring, drinking, take drugs, and generally behave like a complete *******, but the minute you talk about cutting your hair, all hell breaks loose. Similarly, you could be the biggest saint on this earth, but to some people, unless you have a complete physcial look of a Sikh, none of it matters. </p><p></p><p>I was not accepted socially when I had my hair, not that it mattered, I had plenty of girlfriends, all of them fell for me as a Sikh, in fact, upto the point I had cut my hair, I had slept with 99% of the total number of women in my life, in fact, after the hair cutting, my success rate was nowhere near as good. Although I am talking about women here, you can carry this to any facet of life, in simple terms, you have more confidence with a turban, you feel whole, you feel different, but thats ok too, who wants to assimilate into society, be the quiet one in the corner, I needed that turban, it was part of who I was. </p><p></p><p>I felt that way when I sold my beloved classic LSE Range Rover, I had that car for years, it practically defined me, it was such a visual car, everyone knew whose it was, and the day I had to sell it, I felt I had lost my soul. I put it to you having read your post that if you do cut your hair, you probably will feel like you have sold your soul. </p><p></p><p>You like sewa, listening to Kirtan, you have had spiritual experiences, you are clearly not a hypocrite, I cut my hair because I was a huge hypocrite, the truth is, I did not want to, but I had no choice, I was bringing the turban into disrepute, the looks I got when I was drinking, womanising, gambling, were shock that such a nice turbanned gentleman could be up to so much mischief. </p><p></p><p>absolutely! although I guarantee you you will not find it any life worth living! Anyone who accepts you now that you have a sexy haircut, are they actually worth anything? If you decide to grow your hair again, will all your new found friends leave you? as for being true to yourself, why cannot you be true to yourself in a turban? I was! and I was a bigger lost case than you!</p><p></p><p>I think people have better things to do with their time than wonder what other people would look like without turbans., the truth is, no one really cares, everyone has their own problems, but to answer your questions, </p><p></p><p>unfortunately you will not, as soon as you have cut your hair, you will have a firm belief that God is actually a BMW X5, in canary yellow, with pink tyres. You will also find your entire thought process is in spanish, and you will keep chanting in mandarin. </p><p></p><p>again, unfortunately not, everyone knows that to be a good Sikh, you must have long hair, to even ask this question is ridiculous. </p><p></p><p>yes, in fact, as we speak, angels are gathering in hell right now, ready to pay you a visit and stick sharp objects up your bottom,. you have commited the worst sin possible, you have cut your hair!</p><p></p><p>no, you will not, after the sharp objects, you will slowly morph into a meerkat. BTW its not your religion that is restricting you, nor giving you guilt, its your family. </p><p></p><p>My views............</p><p></p><p>Find out more about Sikhism, not the Sikhism that you meet and see every day, but the core of Sikhism. The core of Sikhism has nothing to do with hair, or appearance, it is to do with how you conduct yourself, how you speak, how you make other people feel, how you make other inhabitants of this earth feel, it is about living correctly, truthfully, about being above, the latest haircut, or the lastest fashions, caring how others see you, none of it matters, these are childish thoughts, but they are thoughts from a lack of information, so read, browse, learn, and once you feel you have a better grip on Sikhism, then make a decision. Once you have learned about the insides of a Sikh, then you can worry about the outsides. The hair is a statement to the world that you are a Sikh, it is as important as the stars on a generals chest. But if you are not a general, there is little point pretending. From what I can glean from your mail, you risk losing a huge portion of yourself if you cut your hair, what you gain will be insignificant compared to what you will lose. You seem to have the heart of a Sikh, you just need to educate yourself a bit more.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Harry Haller, post: 182053, member: 14641"] Veerhoraji This is not a dilemna, this is family politics, nothing more, trying to work out whether one should pay for new shock absorbers or carpet the house, now thats a dilemna. wow, you sound like quite a Sikh. When you say you are not a hardliner, do you mean you do not walk around with a permanent grimace telling everyone else how short they fall of Sikhism? I have always had this problem, when I was younger, I was constantly mistaken for my Dads younger brother, now that I am older, balder, fatter and greyer, I get mistaken for his older brother...., the fact that I am bald and grey, and he is turbanned and not, causes much amusement. Your father is one of those that puts more emphasis on looks than what is going on inside, actually, it is quite common in Sikhism, you can go whoring, drinking, take drugs, and generally behave like a complete *******, but the minute you talk about cutting your hair, all hell breaks loose. Similarly, you could be the biggest saint on this earth, but to some people, unless you have a complete physcial look of a Sikh, none of it matters. I was not accepted socially when I had my hair, not that it mattered, I had plenty of girlfriends, all of them fell for me as a Sikh, in fact, upto the point I had cut my hair, I had slept with 99% of the total number of women in my life, in fact, after the hair cutting, my success rate was nowhere near as good. Although I am talking about women here, you can carry this to any facet of life, in simple terms, you have more confidence with a turban, you feel whole, you feel different, but thats ok too, who wants to assimilate into society, be the quiet one in the corner, I needed that turban, it was part of who I was. I felt that way when I sold my beloved classic LSE Range Rover, I had that car for years, it practically defined me, it was such a visual car, everyone knew whose it was, and the day I had to sell it, I felt I had lost my soul. I put it to you having read your post that if you do cut your hair, you probably will feel like you have sold your soul. You like sewa, listening to Kirtan, you have had spiritual experiences, you are clearly not a hypocrite, I cut my hair because I was a huge hypocrite, the truth is, I did not want to, but I had no choice, I was bringing the turban into disrepute, the looks I got when I was drinking, womanising, gambling, were shock that such a nice turbanned gentleman could be up to so much mischief. absolutely! although I guarantee you you will not find it any life worth living! Anyone who accepts you now that you have a sexy haircut, are they actually worth anything? If you decide to grow your hair again, will all your new found friends leave you? as for being true to yourself, why cannot you be true to yourself in a turban? I was! and I was a bigger lost case than you! I think people have better things to do with their time than wonder what other people would look like without turbans., the truth is, no one really cares, everyone has their own problems, but to answer your questions, unfortunately you will not, as soon as you have cut your hair, you will have a firm belief that God is actually a BMW X5, in canary yellow, with pink tyres. You will also find your entire thought process is in spanish, and you will keep chanting in mandarin. again, unfortunately not, everyone knows that to be a good Sikh, you must have long hair, to even ask this question is ridiculous. yes, in fact, as we speak, angels are gathering in hell right now, ready to pay you a visit and stick sharp objects up your bottom,. you have commited the worst sin possible, you have cut your hair! no, you will not, after the sharp objects, you will slowly morph into a meerkat. BTW its not your religion that is restricting you, nor giving you guilt, its your family. My views............ Find out more about Sikhism, not the Sikhism that you meet and see every day, but the core of Sikhism. The core of Sikhism has nothing to do with hair, or appearance, it is to do with how you conduct yourself, how you speak, how you make other people feel, how you make other inhabitants of this earth feel, it is about living correctly, truthfully, about being above, the latest haircut, or the lastest fashions, caring how others see you, none of it matters, these are childish thoughts, but they are thoughts from a lack of information, so read, browse, learn, and once you feel you have a better grip on Sikhism, then make a decision. Once you have learned about the insides of a Sikh, then you can worry about the outsides. The hair is a statement to the world that you are a Sikh, it is as important as the stars on a generals chest. But if you are not a general, there is little point pretending. From what I can glean from your mail, you risk losing a huge portion of yourself if you cut your hair, what you gain will be insignificant compared to what you will lose. You seem to have the heart of a Sikh, you just need to educate yourself a bit more. [/QUOTE]
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