Sunday 30 December 2007

Where is our honour?



A Sikh of the Guru avoids developing a character full of egotistical pride. However it is also a Sikh tradition to live in honour and die for their honour. Our brave Shaheeds of the past willing faced death by the enemies’ sword to avoid being dishonoured. Do we still have that same sense of honour present with in the community today?

I am going to narrate incidents which are happening against the Sikh-Punjabi people at a rapid rate.

In shopping centres or high streets; when a Sikh family is going shopping; men from all back grounds make sexual advances (wink, whistle, rude comments such as "nice ass") in front of the girls parents/brother/husband and friend. Most of the time the oppressor is not even resisted verbally! I mean how dare a man approach a woman in that manner when she is walking with a male counter part.




In clubs the female Companions of a lot of Papus (wimpy Sikh-Punjabi guys) are touched up or approached Sexually in front of them. If you can’t protect a women’s honour; why take her there?

On the streets you will see daughters who are 13/14 dressed like prostitutes walking with their parents. I mean where is the honour of the parents?

A lot of racial attacks against the Sikhs turban take place without any resistance. I mean how dare a person think they can take off a warrior’s turban without getting a beating. But it is happening all over.







A lot of Punjabi boys get mugged by one person even if they are in a bigger group.

All these things are happening at a rapid rate all over UK. If a Nation has no dignity, Self respect and Honour is there any point of that nation existing? It is up to you the future to uplift the honour of our people. A film called "once we were warriors" is based on a different nation, but is very similar to the situation of our community so watch it if you can.