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Summary of Question: | Friend |
Category: | Other |
Date Posted: | Tuesday, 10/29/2002 8:16 PM MDT |
You all are doing such a great job on this website. Thanks for have this youth Q&A!!
Thankyou!!!
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Sat Siri Akal.
God bless you - you're a good friend. Tell her how beautiful her hair is. That will help. If she wants to rebel against her parents, though, it's a tough road ahead.
She has to see for herself what's right from wrong. The best way to support her is to see if, through your communication, you can help her make a connection with the Guru and the teachings that are genuine for her - that have an impact beyond "parents" and "family." What does it mean to be a Sikh? How will being a Sikh help her as she gets older? What are her true values? What matters to her? What's important in life? The Sikh path holds many answers to the problems that people face today. So - any way you can dialogue with her and get her to have her own, unique connection to the Guru - that's great.
People may be born into a Sikh family. But ultimately, we each have to make the choice, on our own, to give ourselves to the Guru. And that is the moment we truly become Sikhs.
Good luck and again God bless you for being such a good friend.
All love,
GPK