The Man in Blue – I am a Sikh

The ‘I’ mentioned underneath is not Harjinder Singh – man in blue. The ‘I’ represents Guru’s teachings, which I am trying to follow in my daily life.

I am human, I make mistakes, but in spite of my foolishness I receive many blessings.

I am not a gora (white) Sikh or a kala (black) Sikh
-     I am a Sikh

I am not a mazbi Sikh, a jat Sikh or a ramgharia Sikh
-     I am a Sikh

I am not a doaba Sikh or a malwa Sikh
-     I am a Sikh

I am not an AKJ Sikh or a Taksali Sikh
-     I am a Sikh

My Guru is the Guru Granth Sahib, not the Námdhari satguru, not the yogi who called himself the leader of the Sikhs in the western hemisphere, not the Soho Road (Birmingham) spiritual leader of the Sikhs in the UK, nor any other self-appointed holy man, pardhan or jathedar
-     I am a Sikh

I try to see God in all, regardless of race, faith, nationality or caste/social class
-     I am a Sikh

I am an initiated (amritdhari) Sikh, but I do not look down on those who are not
-     I am a Sikh

I wear a turban and keep the 5 Ks, but I do not look down on those who do not
-     I am a Sikh

I do not drink alcohol, do not smoke tobacco, do not use recreational drugs
-     I am a Sikh

I do not eat meat, fish, poultry or eggs, but do not condemn those who do
-     I am a Sikh

I wear ‘bana’, traditional clothes associated with Guru Gobind Singh’s Khalsa, but I know that I will be judged on my behaviour, not on my clothes
-     I am a Sikh

I do not cut my hair or shave, I wear a kirpan, kachhera, kara and kangha, but do not think that those who do not are bad people
-     I am a Sikh       courtesy - HARJINDER SINGH