Dear
Canadians,
I'm writing this open letter to want the best for
our great country. As you may know there will be a lot of refugees
coming to Canada. I know a lot of you worry about the masses of
people entering our country in the next couple of months. You may or
may not agree with the decision to bring allow them to enter Canada
in the first place. You may be okay with them coming but through a
slower, even more careful security process. However once the
government allows them in. Let us not protest the government by
treating the displaced souls like they are beneath us. This is an
issue that you have between yourselves and the government. These
people do not want to leave their homes but are helpless to do
anything else. They gave up their homes, their family and their
livelihoods.
I'm just a university student you don't have to
listen to me but do listen to your hearts. Imagine yourself in the
same situation as them. That you had militia running with weapons
taking over our oil sands. Militia running through your farms, your
forests, our suburbs, your fisheries, your apartments, your
condominiums killing and raping in the name of Canadian supremacy.
This does not sound Canadian to you and I. They defame your culture,
your values and your beliefs. Now you have to evacuate to a remote
nation with a completely different atmosphere, climate and language
barrier.
There is a fear of ending up with a take over by
foreigners. When you have had so much happen to you, would you
want to wreck the stability for your family and face the past over
again. They are not any different from us. Even referring to them
separately is degrading and I feel guilty.
We are all human
beings. The guests that have joined Canada include Mennonites,
Quakers, Vietnamese, Jewish, Armenians, Ukrainians, Estonians,
Hungarians, Palestinian, Scottish, Chinese, Americans, Cambodians,
Tibetans, Ismaili Muslims, Czechs, Ugandans, Chileans, Sikhs, Former
Yugoslavians, Italians, Tamils and the list goes on. If you find a
friend in one of those groups know they are know different but
Canadian. They are the definition of what Canada is today.
This
is not meant to be propaganda but an appeal to Canadians that when
refugees enter our nation we not despise them but welcome them.
Integrate them into our society. Show us how welcoming to minorities
we are. Our National flag has the colours of red and white but our
map is coloured with all 64 crayons in the box. I encourage students,
adults, seniors, and children to help people feel welcome.
Daesh(ISIS) are the scum of this planet who have
anti-Canadian values. They cannot accept others for who they are.
They prey on innocent people and those who plot against them. That is
why we have more in common with the refugees than Daesh. In order to
defeat them and their tyranny we must unite together. United States
and Russia putting their differences behind them just to get rid of
this pest problem. The word 'humanity' must get redirected to your
country's Wikipedia page and the only way it can do that is if we put
our differences behind may it be borders or political stripes.
Do
your role in your neighbourhood to help the helpless. This is not
just for this instance but in any situation you can. The slacktivism
runs rampant on the internet but you must act to make a change.
Ignite compassion by joining a non-profit organization. Feed the
homeless. We often blame the government because we often hold them
responsible for all the problems in our country. If you have lost
hope in them, go feed the homeless on your own time.
Protect and serve the community.
Most important of all,
“There is no Hindu, there is no Muslim”(Guru Nanak Dev ji). Let us keep all of
humanity in our prayers.
Sincerely,
Jasakarn Singh
Malhi