Sikhs in America – The Land of Opportunity!

The article below outlines the stress and struggle faced by Sikhs in America. I say, what stress? Being a true gursikh and being stressful are oxymoron. A true Gursikh never gets stressed no matter what comes in their way! Actually it is easier than ever to be a Sikh in America after September 11 tragedy since it has awakened the Sikh community up and assert there right to be an American like everyone else be it an Italian-American, Jewish American, or an African American. America is truly one of the lands of opportunity, even more for Sikhs than for non-Sikhs because of our good work ethics, good discipline, emphasis on family, and interest in acquiring knowledge and educating ourselves. A Sikh boy or girl can go to any school or college or university, A Sikh can work for alomost any company, and practise Sikhi in peace. If issue of turban and kirpan comes, and if one company denies employment or one university denies education to us, there is always another or worst come worst we can always self educate ourself and open our own companies. Books and computers are are available everywhere. The opportunities are just unlimited, we just have to continue having the right mindset for it, which comes from reading and getting inspiration from our Guru Granth Sahib. I want to give a few famous quotes for having the right mindset:

“Manjeete Jagjeete”
Conquer your mind then you can conquer the World
Guru Nanak

“Our life is what our thoughts make it”
Marcus Aurelius

"Can't see God in all, can't see God at all"
Siri Singh Sahib

Every Sikh needs to think America as a land of opportunity in their mind and set our goals real high. Sikhs can be even stronger in North America if we apply ourselves to educating ourselves about everything including Sikhi and Punjabi, educating Sikhs and non-Sikhs about Sikhi (not asking for their sympathy but showing the real beauty, compassion, love, peaceful side of Sikhi, conquering our fears of other cultures and religions which comes from ignorance. I say it is a relatively an easy task, and with the right mindset, great things can be achieved. I would not be surprised to see a Sikh U.S. President or a Canadian Sikh Prime Minister in the next 100 years. The author has done a great job on researching facts, history and lives of Sikhs and there is no denying that Sikhs have been struggling since arriving on this continent due to racism, bad laws etc. Anyways, please read and comment on the post or article if you like:

http://www.sikhspectrum.com/092002/survival.htm