It just struck me that we are only the 8th largest religion in the World and yet we are the most divided. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_religious_groups
We are divided so heavily into so many different groups that it is a true poison for Sikhs
Not only are you divided by caste (I know it does not exist) but it has been enforced so heavily by British rule that we have never got rid of it
You can find article on how the British divided people by martial ability and the abilty to fight seems to be the predominant factor in ranking Sikhs by caste
Farmers had stronger builds due to ploughing the land and others due to trading occupations had less rugged build and therefore not really suited to the army (fighting)
Having said that, there is no reason why non-Jatts cannot be conditioned to have athletic bodies and more so now everyone sits behind a computer so naturually regardless of caste you probably end up obesse if you do not exercise and most probably people do not farm in the West
If we look at Western society, they are not divided like Sikhs in terms of caste, turban wearing, non-turban wearing, trimmed etc etc
I just feel that caste is not relevant at all and divisions amongst us when we are in such small numbers is not good.
Also counting too much on past achievments of ancestors does not automatically give you right to express rank in a caste when most probably you do not reflect the same characteristics as your ancestors
Soon, in the UK we are having Gurudwara elections and no party has proposed to eradicate caste, remove caste based gurudwaras, consolidate the SIkhs and fly high!
We are divided so heavily into so many different groups that it is a true poison for Sikhs
Not only are you divided by caste (I know it does not exist) but it has been enforced so heavily by British rule that we have never got rid of it
You can find article on how the British divided people by martial ability and the abilty to fight seems to be the predominant factor in ranking Sikhs by caste
Farmers had stronger builds due to ploughing the land and others due to trading occupations had less rugged build and therefore not really suited to the army (fighting)
Having said that, there is no reason why non-Jatts cannot be conditioned to have athletic bodies and more so now everyone sits behind a computer so naturually regardless of caste you probably end up obesse if you do not exercise and most probably people do not farm in the West
If we look at Western society, they are not divided like Sikhs in terms of caste, turban wearing, non-turban wearing, trimmed etc etc
I just feel that caste is not relevant at all and divisions amongst us when we are in such small numbers is not good.
Also counting too much on past achievments of ancestors does not automatically give you right to express rank in a caste when most probably you do not reflect the same characteristics as your ancestors
Soon, in the UK we are having Gurudwara elections and no party has proposed to eradicate caste, remove caste based gurudwaras, consolidate the SIkhs and fly high!