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Summary of Question:	Ugh To Being Sikh!!!
Category:	General Sikhism
Date Posted:	Tuesday, 11/26/2002 4:05 PM MST

I HATE THIS RELIGION, IT RESTRICTS ME FROM EVERYTHING, I WISH I WAS SOME OTHER RELIGION SUCH AS CHRISTIAN, OR JEWISH OR ANY OTHER [expletive deleted] RELIGION THAT ALLOWS ME TO BR FREE, SEE GUYS, SHAVE, AND OTHER [expletive deleted]. IF U HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY THAT WOULD MAKE ME FEEL BETTER, REPLY.

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Sat Siri Akaal. It's clear from your email address and from your comment above that you don't really like yourself, and are thus blaming Sikhi for all the trashing you think you need to do to yourself, but perhaps don't because you were born Sikh. Being born Sikh doesn't make you a Sikh. Practicing as a Sikh does. If this or any other faith doesn't suit you, LEAVE. God gave us all free will. Nothing, not your parents or your uncles or your teachers, can really MAKE you be Sikh in your heart. Only you can.

But, be aware that the situations you find yourself in are the lessons God meant for you to learn in this life. Perhaps you are too young to know what I mean, so save this for reading after you have been through more of life's good and bad. But I think some part of you DOES know what I mean. The choice, girl, is YOURS. Whether or not you choose Sikhi is your business, and I'm not going to waste our time trying to make you Sikh. But know that WHATEVER you do, you create a reaction in your life. If you want to live life as one big party that's fine but you're going to reap the downside of that as well. I realize young folks need to test and rebel and all that stuff, but be aware that your choices CREATE your life, so be clear now about the life you want for yourself. It is not just about boyfriends and drinking and shaving one's legs.

Don't let your anger kill you! I recommend you seek out someone NON-SIKH and non-family who you can talk to about why you hate your life so. Schools and colleges have counselors, and there are youth hotlines in the USA and Canada for youth who need to talk. God bless you.
-DKK