Religion for us mostly means following a certain set of norms and abiding by the laws set by the religious heads of the community.
But that is not always the exact definition of how you a religion. It’s also about humanity.
And that is what Harman Singh proved, living in Auckland, New Zealand.
When he saw a 5 year old boy bleeding vigorously after a vehicle ran into him as the kid was going to school, he ran immediately to help him out.
In order to stop the bleeding he took of his turban, and placed it under his head. According to the religious norms of the Sikhs, you are strictly not allowed to remove your turban when in public. But the 22 year old understood what was more important at that moment. Humanity prevailed.
The New Zealand Herald quoted him saying, “I saw a child down on the ground and a lady was holding him. His head was bleeding, so I unveiled my turban and put it under his head.” He continued, “I wasn’t thinking about the turban. I was thinking about the accident and I just thought, ‘He needs something on his head because he’s bleeding.’ That’s my job — to help. And I think anyone else would have done the same as me.”(Source)
When the media reached out to him, they found that his home lacked furniture. His noble act was rewarded by the Good News Network, as they brought a truck full of furniture for his apartment. Probably, that is what Karma does to you.
For a Sikh to remove his turban is a huge deal, they even sacrifice their life for maintaining the sanctity of the turban.
Harman Singh not only made the Sikh community proud, but every Indian living in New Zealand as well as India.
As long as people like him exist, a bad name won’t be given to religion. Because what we generally see is religion, caste, community, only does the job of diving people, instead of uniting them.
We fight in the name of religion. One turban, one taweez, one cross, one tilak, all these things give us enough reasons to fight or even kill each other. But hardly do we ever realize that these things were never made to be used in this way.
The ultimate aim of any religion at the end of the day is humanity, and that what is what you should actually believe in if you believe in religion.
