We all love Sardar jokes. But do you know that Sikhs are one of the most hard working prosperous and diversified communities in the world.
My friend told me about the following incident which I wish to share with you. It has had a deep impact on my thinking.
During last vacation, my few friends went to Delhi . They rented a taxi for local sight-seeing. The driver was an old Sardar and boys being boys, these pals began cracking Sardarji jokes, just to tease the old man.
But to their surprise, the fellow remained unperturbed.
At the end of the sight-seeing, they paid the cab hire-charges. The Sardar returned the change, but he gave each one of them one rupee extra and said,
”Son, since morning you have been telling Sardarji jokes. I listened to them all and let me tell you, some of them were in bad taste. Still, I don’t mind coz I know that you are young blood and are yet to see the world. But I have one request. I am giving you one rupee each. Give it to the first Sardar beggar that you come across in this or any other city.’
My friend continued, ’ That one rupee coin is still with me. I couldn’t find a single Sardar begging anywhere.’
The secret behind their universal success, is their willingness to do any job with utmost dedication and pride. A Sardar will drive a truck or set up a roadside garage or a dhaba, put a fruit juice stall, take up small time carpentry,………… but he will never beg on the streets.
Isn’t this very thought provoking ???????
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can i copy the post to my blog so that i can let people in andhra know…
amazing post
I havent myself seen any Sardar begger either it is amazing,unbelievable hats of to this community and I would like to know that what is the reason for it ,how do they manage it .
VERY THOUGHT PROVOKING. I WILL NOW NOT FEEL LIKE CRACKING ANY JOKE ON THIS COMMUNITY
ya i”m stationed at ludhiana right now n i”v seen how hard working community is this ….they work hard n njoy life to the fullest..they love to spend too……u must attend one of their wedding n will understand that….we must look at this brighter side…….it was a good post!
absolutely true .they are a proud and enterprising people and also the most tolerant when it comes to taking all the jokes people crack in the right spirit.may their self respect,tolerant spirit and their entreprenaurial spirit infuse all the other communities in this richly diversified country.
their contribution in protecting our borders,in the world of sports,in the world of finance,in the entertainment sector–all are a testament to the highest levels of achievement in everything they do.let us all learn from them and remember this next time we hear a tasteless joke.
Ya! It’’s true!
very true
its so true………
true it is a hard working and proud community ,I trust and respect them.
sure it is,and this is very true. goodpost, keep it up.
great post.. quite thought provking.. nice of u to share it with othrs..
100%true!aaj tak ..koee bhi sardar ji ko sadak per bheekh mangte nahi dekha ……mujhe bahut hi khrab lagta hai jab logoon ko hansi udate dekhti huin…tv me bhi dekha ja sakta hai aaye-din.thanx 4 sharing
Thanks for sharing the story. Its really a great lesson to those who laugh at others without realising what matters in life.
very true even i never saw any sardar ji begging.thank you for sharing this.
Very true.
The fisrt quality of a civilised mind is the ability to respect each and everyone, which,unfortunately is rare even amongst the so called educated lot.
hope your friends have learnt the lesson of their lifetime.
my salute to that sardarji and his alikes who put a brave front in face of all odds.
your post is really very thought provoking.
thanks.
fantastic ….really liked this post….