A Co-Workers Stag Do

The other week a co-worker of mine had his stag do (in a country I can't remember the name of). He was saying how his friends had replaced his luggage with women's clothing and he had no choice but to wear it for the time he was out there. Why he told me I have no idea, but I suppose that's the sort of 'normal' stuff that happens on stag dos.

He then told me he went into a restaurant with his friends, and across their table was another stag party who they later found out were also from England. My friend went over and starting speaking to them. As they seemed to be all Asian, my co-worker asked them what Religion they were. Half of them said Hindu and half said Sikh.

He said to me "They all had beer glasses in their hands, meat on their plates and all cut their hair. I said to them I work with a proper Sikh, and he doesn't look anything like you."

Dhan Guroo Nanak, how amazing is it that even gore know how great the daat of Sikhi is!

Taking Inspiration From Other Faiths

At work we have one student who is Deaf so she has a signer who is with her all the time during lessons. One day during lunch break, we got talking, as we do, and he started asking me questions about Sikhi.

He told me that when he was 10 years old, his best friend was a Sikh (Sukhjinderpal or something). He told me he found it really weird that he kept his hair but his 6 year old brother had a hair cut. What are you suppose to say to that?!

I then asked him about his faith. He said that he is a devout Christian and started telling me how he goes to Church regularly. I asked him how he got into signing and what made him take a sign language course. He told me that 3 years ago at his Church an elderly couple started attending. They were both deaf but no one would make the effort to talk to them at the Church - even the Priest. He said that he felt so bad and he wanted to help them so took up signing classes. He became qualified rather quickly and was able to communicate with the elderly couple. He went on to say they were extremely happy that they were finally able to communicate with someone else in the Church. He then went on to tell me that he arranged for them to go to another Church nearby where the choir sign the hymns! I was really taken back and just amazed at how someone could go through so much just to make someone happy and giving them the gift of communication! Dhan Vaheguroo.

I asked him if he has any more responsibilities within the Church. He told me that every week, without fail, he goes to the same Church 3 or 4 times a week to clean the whole place thoroughly by himself - with out receiving any money. How blessed are these people that do so much Seva for their places of worship when Sikh can't even keep satkaar of Guroo Sahib in most Gurdware.

Dhan Rab De Pyare.