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<blockquote data-quote="Brother Onam" data-source="post: 195927" data-attributes="member: 18170"><p><strong>re: "Sikh monument" irks Kenyan Kisumu preachers (UPDATED)</strong></p><p></p><p>Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh</p><p></p><p>Firstly, I agree with Harry; it doesn't help that it's, frankly, an unattractive, odd-looking sculpture. But there is another factor here I would like to call attention to.</p><p>On one hand, we're obviously dealing with a population given to silly superstitions and biases, partially as a result of just provincial ignorances and partially as a result of colonial devastation; one can hardly blame someone for their fragmented cultural mindset when this culture has been systematically been assailed by centuries of colonial forces and foreign imperialism.</p><p>On the other hand, though, this incident calls for a bit of sober self-reflection. Truth be told, most Indians are in Africa for the same reason the Chinese, the English, the Lebanese, the Americans, the Saudis etc, are in Africa: to make money. I've observed or rubbed shoulders with many foreigners working in Africa and, by and large, the driving impulse is to capitalize on Africa; to take advantage of cheap resources, cheap land, cheap labour. <em>Very</em> few of these people are there because of any love of, or concern for, Africans.</p><p>This is not lost on the peoples of Africa, who have witnessed nation after nation come to their shores, rather to take than to give. </p><p>If we Sikhs had distinguished ourselves by our motivation firstly to give; firstly to heal rather than to exploit, if Sikhs had set ourselves apart from the, frankly, marauders, I believe a statue commemorating a century of Sikh presence in Kenya would be received in a very different spirit.</p><p>As it happens, of course, Sikhs in Africa are primarily businessmen, keeping amongst our own, worshiping amongst ourselves, living in relative isolation from African peoples/culture, just like the businessmen who continue to arrive daily in Africa to see what they can <em>get</em> from Africa. And Africa is thusly in ever-increasing need. </p><p>As the children of Nanak, guided by, I think, the highest and most noble philosophy of all the world's religions, it would be nice if our first impact in a place like Africa would be love and curiosity and embrace and sharing of beauty and culture, rather than kind of disappearing into the general wave of businessmen seeking to extract profit from a people we are really not all that interested in.</p><p>Sikhi, if shared in a genuine and selfless spirit would be such an empowering blessing to these people, who, as we have seen, are in a state of superstition and confusion from the church imperialism that was forced on them and the cultural devastation they have endured since contact with ''the West" began.</p><p>:animatedkhanda1:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brother Onam, post: 195927, member: 18170"] [b]re: "Sikh monument" irks Kenyan Kisumu preachers (UPDATED)[/b] Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh Firstly, I agree with Harry; it doesn't help that it's, frankly, an unattractive, odd-looking sculpture. But there is another factor here I would like to call attention to. On one hand, we're obviously dealing with a population given to silly superstitions and biases, partially as a result of just provincial ignorances and partially as a result of colonial devastation; one can hardly blame someone for their fragmented cultural mindset when this culture has been systematically been assailed by centuries of colonial forces and foreign imperialism. On the other hand, though, this incident calls for a bit of sober self-reflection. Truth be told, most Indians are in Africa for the same reason the Chinese, the English, the Lebanese, the Americans, the Saudis etc, are in Africa: to make money. I've observed or rubbed shoulders with many foreigners working in Africa and, by and large, the driving impulse is to capitalize on Africa; to take advantage of cheap resources, cheap land, cheap labour. [I]Very[/I] few of these people are there because of any love of, or concern for, Africans. This is not lost on the peoples of Africa, who have witnessed nation after nation come to their shores, rather to take than to give. If we Sikhs had distinguished ourselves by our motivation firstly to give; firstly to heal rather than to exploit, if Sikhs had set ourselves apart from the, frankly, marauders, I believe a statue commemorating a century of Sikh presence in Kenya would be received in a very different spirit. As it happens, of course, Sikhs in Africa are primarily businessmen, keeping amongst our own, worshiping amongst ourselves, living in relative isolation from African peoples/culture, just like the businessmen who continue to arrive daily in Africa to see what they can [I]get[/I] from Africa. And Africa is thusly in ever-increasing need. As the children of Nanak, guided by, I think, the highest and most noble philosophy of all the world's religions, it would be nice if our first impact in a place like Africa would be love and curiosity and embrace and sharing of beauty and culture, rather than kind of disappearing into the general wave of businessmen seeking to extract profit from a people we are really not all that interested in. Sikhi, if shared in a genuine and selfless spirit would be such an empowering blessing to these people, who, as we have seen, are in a state of superstition and confusion from the church imperialism that was forced on them and the cultural devastation they have endured since contact with ''the West" began. :animatedkhanda1: [/QUOTE]
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