Back to Sikhi – Bhai Manvir Singh, UK

There is but One Almighty Lord, Waheguru, who dwells within all of us. I remember a wise Sikh telling me that: ‘Je Zulam Karna Paap Hai, Ta Zulam Sehna Vi Paap Hai… If it is a sin to commit wrong, then it is a sin to put up with wrong.’ If someone bullies you or harasses you then you must challenge the person through either asking them to stop, telling someone about your problem, or asking for help from school or your family. As long as you are proud to be Sikh, everyone else will be forced to accept this and will also admire and respect you.

AM SURE THAT ANYONE WHO FEELS THAT THEY WANT TO KEEP KESH AND THEY FEEL PROUD TO BE SIKH, ONE DAY THEIR TIME WILL COME, HOPEFULLY SOON SO THEY START WILL ACHIEVE THEIR GOAL. WHEN THINKING OF THE GURU, READING BAANI OR DOING SEWA YOU WILL ONE DAY REALISE SOMETHING YOU ALREADY KNEW AND WHICH WAS HIDDEN AWAY IN YOU. 

IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING, THEN YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN GET UP AND DO IT.

NOW I CAN PRACTISE SIKHI AND AIM TO TAKE AMRIT! I am not bothered whether my family thinks I should or shouldn’t take Amrit. I know that they don’t want me to take Amrit before marriage because then there wouldn’t be sharaab, alcohol, and other things, which relatives and guests expect from a Panjabi wedding. But I don’t care. I am sure weddings which have the blessings of Guru Ji and the Sangat, the congregation, a wedding where everyone eats Guru Ka Langar, listens to the Guru’s hymns and feels the feeling of peace, harmony and ‘anand’ (joy) would be better wedding than drinking sharaab, getting drunk, being sick and showing yourself up, as well as not remembering the wedding because you have a hang over. 

This is my real life story. If I have said something wrong or offended anyone, please forgive me, as I am still learning. 

Manvir Singh

With the support of my family and friends, and with the Guru’s grace, on July 2nd 2004, I went to India with my mum and I took Amrit from Sri Akaal Takht Sahib.

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