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I am an American born Sikh. My parents both came from Christian backgrounds and converted to Sikhism before I was born. I went to a Sikh Boarding School in India. I have lived in all parts of the US. I am originally from Florida. I have lived here in Eugene for the past 11 years. I have found South Eugene area to be extremely accepting and inviting to the Sikh community. My daughter went to a Jewish pre school for the past two years and loved it. We have the interfaith service each 11 of the month whick brings faiths together in a very positive way. There is the middle east peace group that brings religions of the middle east together for Peace.

As long as you know who you are and and am willing to see the other person as you, you can find the similarities, while respecting and appreciating the differences.

Overall, my experience in Eugene has been that it is full of spiritually aware and curious people, who are open to allowing people of all faiths to be practice that faith.

Sikhs wear their identity very openly, yet not out of fanatism or exclusion, but for the right to express our identity and that our identity is the life that we live and practise.

My advice to people is to meet others and ask questions and educate yourselves on the world around you because there in no black and white and no one diementional spiritual path or person practising it.

posted 4 years, 11 months ago
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