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Summary of Question:	Don't Know What To Do
Category:	General Sikhism
Date Posted:	Monday, 2/20/2006 2:56 PM MST

My life is crumbling away. I have started to drop off marks in school. My parents want me to take some Science courses that I hate, but am forced to take. All the guys I used to hang out with started doing drugs and I was left alone because I didnt want to do them. The only girl I ever liked, who goes to my Gurdwara, avoids me after something I said on MSN. I don't even know what it is. It hurts to see that she walks away from you everytime. The only time of the week that I feel good is Sunday mornings, when I'm at Gurdwara. My life feels crappy because it seems like everything is going wrong. I am afraid of what's going to happen to me after I finish high school. I am turning 17 this year. I want to get into University, but I dont think I have the numbers. I want to go into a field of my choice, while my parents want me to go into medical and want me to go to India for university. I want to stay here. I don't know what to do anymore. PLease tell me anything I can do to relieve the stress in my life. Thank you.

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Sat nam. (1) Practice naam simran daily, consistently, and for more than a couple of minutes. SGGS is nothing but an exposition on the benefits of chanting the naam. Learn from it. This is why Gurdwara still makes you happy. Better yet, chant the naam with sangat (you'll have to organize it).
(2) Get over the girl. Stuff like that happens. Forgive yourself, learn from what went wrong, and MOVE ON.
These 2 steps will relieve the stress in your life. Don't expect instant results, but have faith that they'll work. Guru ang sang,
-DKK