Tolerance matters for the obvious reason that the diversity of interests and desires people have is sometimes so great that we don't even understand why others should think and behave as they do; and yet we acknowledge their right to do so, because we cherish the same right for ourselves.
Most people once settled into the comforts of the western countries even forget their roots back in India. Canadian citizen Dr. Naurang Singh Mangat on the contrary left his family back in Calgary, and made reverse journey to Punjab that too with a sole purpose of bringing some comfort to the poor and destitute.
Ami says, "By volunteering and spreading happiness in the lives of the under-privileged children, I am practicing one of the three pillars of Sikhism i.e. nishkatm seva...The three pillars of Sikhism are the triple principle underlying Sikh ethics and its way of life: naam japna, kirat karni and vand chhakana;
Dr. Sonnet Ehlers was on call one night four decades ago when a devastated rape victim walked in. Her eyes were lifeless; she was like a breathing corpse. "She looked at me and said, 'If only I had teeth down there,'"
These men were a fine body of men, full of enthusiasm, energy and that never-to-die spirit which is a prerogative of Sikhs, and in respect to their physique, they left nothing to be desired.
Fathers' day is a day for all fathers to think about whether they live up to the promise they made their children. It’s not about getting something from your child telling you how wonderful you are, that’s just extra. It’s about thanking your child for letting you be their father.
All eyes in the operating room were on me. All ears waited. What was I to do? I had exhausted all of my options… all but one! I never thought of praying before this day. Although I had been an acolyte in the Episcopal Church as a youth, I had no interest in religion.
A long time ago in the village of Saheva Guru Gobind Singh Ji predicted Khalsa Raj by using an example of a tiny pipal tree that would surpass a jand tree in which it grows to mark the time Khalsa Raj will begin.
I grimaced and he simply looked away and kept rowing. The terror gripped me like a cold hand over my heart and I swiveled my head slowly toward the right and squinted a peek. There he sat, in all his living yellow and black glory.