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Summary of Question:	Level Of Athleticism
Category:	General Sikhism
Date Posted:	Tuesday, 7/22/2003 11:41 AM MDT

hi i am a 16 yr old sikh male, i have a question to ask u thats related to something that been a big problem for me for a while and has affected my self-esteem, first off though i just want to say good job to the help you've given to the sikh youth here on the forum and keep up the good work

my problem is that for as long as i can remember i've always been horrible at sports, i mean like anyone could easily sympathise with me but if u actually saw me play anyone would easily think i should just give up. i never thought much of sports or exercise through elementary school but when i got to around gr. 9 i realized i wanted to be a really good athlete, i've always been the quiet type of person no one would really get to know me or anything i've felt that if i were great at sports i wouldn't have anything to be ashamed of and it would be easier to talk and socialize with others, this type of thing as pushed my self esteem down real bad i feel that im just a failure and i'll never be as any good and by the time high school finished i'll be laughed down by the others and i'll never be able to prove them wrong about how i can be just as good as them in sports.

i pray to guru ji and waheguru all the time i admit i forget alot to do my simran in the morning between days but i make up for that by saying waheguru in my heart all the time during the day with as much devotion as i can in hopes that my faith in my guru will grow stronger and that he will help me to become a good athlete and help me to come out of my shell and socialize with others around me easily.

but my question to you is, do you think i should keep believing and trying as hard as i can in sports i would like to become good at such as basketball if this is all "Gods Plan" that i dont focus on sports, so what im trying to say is should we sometimes put our faith over a certain thing in the Almighty Lord whereas its written in His will that it might not work regardless of how much faith you put in Him and Guru ji

i know its probably hard to understand and seems a bit repetitive i couldn't think of a way to put it all in to sense, im sorry, any advice and info will be greatly appreciated.

Waheguru ji ka Khalsa
Waheguru ji ke fateh


******************reply**********

I have to tell you I was the same way... I love sports but I am just not very good at them. So while I play for the recreational and also the exercise I accept that I am no good... and becasue ai accept it and do fight it so hard I discovered that my perssistace paid off and I found I got better and I practised more and I got better and then I came to be quite good at soccer.

So
1. Practise, 2. Enjoy what you do and understand that you maybe great at somether things... and 3. try different sports or even some other things that you might be great at.


I hope it helps

SSM