On thursday we visited three temples, Sikh, Buddist and Hindu. I have to say they were incredibly peacful. My personal favourite being Sikh. I have now come to believe that if I were to belong to any religion I would want it to be Sikh. They believe in equality and accept all other religions. They do not worship an idol, but believe in leading a good life and learning through the scriptures of the gurus. The religion is only around 500 years old and unlike many other religions, the religion of the sikh was being practised whilst scriptures of some of the gurus were still being written. It is very peacful, however they do not believe in metaphors or stories followed by other religions. For example they do not believe in the christian saying of 'if someone slaps you on the right cheek, then give them your left also'. Sikhs would follow that do not provoke yet draw your sword if you are provoked too much. This may not be the right example to get across how peaceful the religion is, but I have left my book upstairs and this was the only example I can remember off by heart!
I shall edit this blog later to add more about Sikhism.
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