Gursevak Wrote:
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> i just want to noe how many singhs and singhnee
> wear bana to school or work? (i.e elementary,
> highschool, university)
> and if you do, have people ever said any good or
> bad comments to you? and how do you do with those
> situations
In my previous job at the Interview i did not wear BaNa. During those days I would only wear BaNa at the Gurdwara Sahib and kirtan programs. Whenever I would wear BaNa at these places I would always feel happy and get sad when I would have to change during the week. Slowly Slowly through Guru Sahibs kirpa I started having a strong urge to wear BaNa all the time. I use to think it was not possible to wear BaNa at work since I showed up to the interview in Western attire. I also thought it was wrong just to show up wearing BaNa one day since at the interview I dressed in Western attire. I was ready to quit my job because I had such a strong urge to wear BaNa.
Eventually I talked to the Principal at my work place about my desire to wear " Traditional Sikh Dress" I showed him pictures of what it looks like, and he said this would not violate the schools dress code. When I first started to wear BaNa at work which was at a public Junior High School it took time for some students and other staff to see a different in appearance. Keep in mind that I worked in a city where there was no Sikhs and only a few Asian people they really had no idea what a Sikh was so there was perhaps 1 or 2 racist minded people whom did not like this apperance.
I first started wearing Kurta Pajama then I eventually started to wear Chola which I like most. Nobody gave me any problems. In fact, they respected me more for keeping my distinct appearance. They would even smile at me whenever I saw them. Some would often be curious and ask me questions about BaNa.
The truth of the matter people think others will judge you and treat you different if you wear BaNa. This is really an individual insecurity. If you are a Singh you already stand out with a dastar and dara so hows wearing BaNa going to make things worser? The sad thing is Western people are not the ones who judge we only think this because Punjabi people who judge and are the most insecure put these insecure ideas in our mind. If you work hard and treat people nicely through Gurmat virtues nobody will give you any problems they will just respect you more.