Swearing! *!*!”&%&@!

December 29th, 2005 by admin

Vaheguru ji ka khalsa,
Vaheguru ji ki fatheh!

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This is an excellent post by a Singh on his blog. It is especially important for the Sikh youth. Please visit his blog and e-mail him with your encouraging comments.

Source: “Confused Khalsa” Blog by “Mistake Singh”
URL: http://mistakesingh.blogspot.com

“One thing which we don’t always realize is the impact that the vibration from our words and prayers have. When you speak it has a vibration. This vibration can communicate love, hate, or just anything. Different words and languages have different vibrations and effects.”

Gurbani has a positive vibration, it has the power to change your mood, enlighten your senses and much more. However Swearing is something I am strongly against.

Please dont get me wrong, I am not perfect as sometimes I still swear however I am trying to cut down.

One important thing that we must all remember is that once something leaves our lips, we cannot take it back. This is why holy people don’t speak very much, as listening to slander/nindia is harmful to our sikhi/spiritual well being. The less we speak, the less chance we have of offending someone.

However, we have to speak right? This is true, however if our vocabulary contains abusive words this is not always a good thing. To us, and our close group of friends who are used to it it is a mere joke, to be laughed off. However, to a passerby or someone who can hear your conversation it probably isnt as funny. I’ve seen physical fights start in the past simply because someone swore at someone, even jokingly.

It’s only a joke if all parties find it funny, this is hardly ever the case!

I have especially noticed this in the Sikh Youth. The amount that some people swear is unbelievable - even in Gurudwaras (Sikh places of worship). If a muslim ever swore in a mosque he’d be kicked out, probably after a beating - however when our youth do it we look away and hope someone else will stop them. All it takes is to politely say, “Language” or something to this effect.

The problem isn’t that they do it on purpose, but they swear so much in their everyday lives that they have become accustomed to swearing innumerous times. I believe this is why I still swear sometimes, as the music I listened to in the past is maybe engraved on my mind.

So a humble request, please cut down on the ‘F’s and the ‘P’s, if not for yourself, then do it for me!

(see what i did there? it’s christmas time!)

posted by Confused Khalsa @ 7:55 PM

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