My First Encounter with a Religion
My very first encounter with a religion apart from my own which is Hinduism was during an organized school trip to different shrines. First we visited the Guru Nanak Sikh temple near pangani. I was overwhelmed by the fact that the Gurus of the temple warmly welcomed us. They briefly told us what we would see inside the temple. It sounded very familiar to that of a Hindu temple. We were then kindly instructed to remove our shoes and to cover our heads with a piece of cloth to symbolize a turban which is a must wear for the men once inside the house of God. I did admire this, as Hindus must remove their shoes too as a sign of respect to the Gods. We entered a huge hall and the men were told to sit, with our legs crossed, on the right while the women on the left. This I did not understand because I was told that in the Sikh religion all men and w
At the end of that particular trip I notice that this religion contains elements of both the Islamic and the Hindu religions, from my perspective. I guess that's why most Sikhs are said to be of strong hardcore nature. The holy book, regarding all the beliefs and myths. Guru Nanak Devji was the sole founder of Sikhism, after which the rest of the gurus followed and excelled the religion to now which is the fifth largest religion in the world. I was comfortable doing so as I do that whenever I visit a Hindu temple. One of the leading Gurus of the temple briefly lectured us on their beliefs. Then we were given a teaspoon of sweet milk to drink and wave it over our heads as a blessing from God. omen are regarded to be equal as they are children of the Gods. He then said that the shorts must be worn at all times as it is the most befitting dress of a soldier because the religion evolved when there was a war during the fifteenth century, and that all Sikhs are said to be worriers. I was left hanging with that thought. I asked one of my Sikh friends but he too did not understand the concept behind that but guessed it would help the gurus address either to the men or women while giving holy lectures. To conclude I would say yes indeed I took off my shoes, as I was neutral at the time of the visit, in the sense that I was ready to accept the beliefs and the religious undertakings of the Sikh religion. I giggled with my colleges about the shorts, as I never expect it. He said that there were ten chief Gurus that were the medium of God and that each one of them was gifted with special abilities such as the eighth guru that could heal the people of their diseases. This was impressive to me because Sikhism is only about five hundred years old, and the fact that this religion has become wide spread amongst us all.
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