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Date Posted:	Saturday, 9/23/2000 4:26 PM MDT

Waheguru jee kaa khalsa, Waheguru jee ki Fateh!!!

I graduated from High school and chose a very difficult major in college. I started college just fine but then I had some problems. I think almost every sikh teenager have these problems. They want to move out like every other supposedly normal teenager in America. But my parents were against that. They wanted me to stay. My friends were influencing me partly. Anyway, I tried to sneak out of the house in the middle of the night. I slowly unlocked the door and I made no sound whatsoever. I was about to step out and leave. But my mom came out of her bedroom all of a sudden. My parents had a discussion with me over this. My dad was willing to let me go if I wanted to but He said He was going back to India after that. He said He didn't want to lose any more of his children to this " American culture." He even offered me money and a car that he would never take away from me. But I decided to stay like any other caring Indian daughter. That's when I took it as " GOD DOESN'T WANT ME TO LEAVE, THEREFORE HE LET ME STA

Y." My parents have forgotten that incident and love me even more now. That was the semester when my GPA went way down. Because I had failed every single class that semester. My advisor didn't seem to care or brought this to my attention at all. In result, My two year degree was delayed over this. I thought to myself that I was a loser. But once again I thought GOD must have a message for me in this. SO, I tried making up those classes. As I mentioned I was taking a hard Course. This is pretty difficult one for women especially. so, All the teacher's were giving me hard time about it. One of the teacher's even tried to have me change my Major. But I said to him " You know If I (GOD) was to change my major.. I(HE) wouldn't have let choose that major on the first place because he doesn't make Mistakes." I found out that I wasn't very much interested in my major when I first started. But teacher giving me hard time made me stronger and my major became everything to me. Now I love my major and I want to get way a

head in this field and kick all the guy's butts. Especially that teachers!!!! So My whole point is that if there is something going wrong with your life. It only looks that way. There's always a good thing in what GOD does. He doesn't make mistakes. And if you try to see him, You will see him. It's kind of life..a Mirror.. When you don't look in the mirror ..You can't see your face. But once you do try to look in the mirror ..you can see your face. If you believe in him and think he's always by your side.. HE will be by your side. Believing in GURU is one of the hardest things and most rewarding. So, try to believe in him. That's how it works.
Oh, ANd I told my story for some of the people here..Like Soni.

-Aman
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Thankyou for sharing your experience. It is always inspiring and encouraging to hear the realizations and experiences of our Sikh youth being successful in this Western society.

You should share your inpspiration in the chat forum too.