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  • How do I explain to a family member with mild memory loss who knows very little about Sikhs why I am not cutting my hair? This very close family member keeps on announcing that they are going to trim my hair (without asking my opinion either). Luckily for me they keep on forgetting to do so.
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    1. hkandola
      Scholar

      Tell the family member it is my personal choice . No body should have the right to force his or her choice on you. You did not say if you are a practicing Sikh.

    2. ਕੁਲਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ

      The undersigned is of the opinion that you have to handle the entire situation, with lot of patience and without loosing your cool, at any point of time. May Almighty be with you, in this endeavour and you succeed in your resolve! Wish you all the best!

      Regards,
      Your Brother

    3. sarbjitsingh
      Scholar

      The main target of Gurmat is to understand the Hukam of Akal Purkh and try to become Sachyaar /Truthful person.
      ਹੁਕਮਿ ਰਜਾਈ ਚਲਣਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਨਾਲਿ ॥੧॥ Jap – 1
      At the same time we must understand that whatever we do, we should be ready to bear the consequences.
      Akal Purkh has created all the body parts with specific purposes. If we play with any of the body parts then we may suffer in the long run.
      ਇਹੁ ਸਰੀਰੁ ਸਭੁ ਧਰਮੁ ਹੈ ਜਿਸੁ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਸਚੇ ਕੀ ਵਿਚਿ ਜੋਤਿ ॥ – 309
      This refers to not only the hair at the head but also at all the body parts
      While fiddling with the hair at any part of the body, we disturbing the equilibrium of the skin.
      Hair are live when they are attached to the body. When they are dead, they start coming out. Hence, every Sikh is supposed to comb his hair to keep them neat and clean.
      Similarly nails are also live and dead. Pink nails are live and no one can dare to cut them, because they have sense organs. The dead nails are black/brown/white, which do not have sense organs. Hence we can cut them to keep our body clean.
      Only difference is that hair do not have sense organs, hence people can cut them without any pain.
      But definitely we are disturbing the equilibrium of the body, for which one will have to pay in the long run. Many unwanted elements come out of the body with the help of hair.
      In olden days most of the people and the religious leaders used to keep hair. All the Sikhs were having hair as they were taught to understand and follow the Hukam of Akal Purkh.
      Please go through the following article for the details
      http://www.geocities.ws/sarbjitsingh/Bani9010GurMagPart23D20140724.pdf