Hello All,
Hope you had a
great Christmas! We are slowly recovering from our food coma!!
Being British born and growing up with lots of festivities during
Christmas, we celebrated Arjun's first Christmas in full force and we had lots
of fun!
At the same
time, we have never been allowed to forget our Sikh history and particularly at
this time of year, in the Sikh calendar, this period also
marks a tremendously important time where we commemorate the courageous martyrs
known as the Chaar Sahibzaade.
In a nutshell, Sahibzada Fateh Singh and Sahibzada Zorawar Singh at the
tender ages of 6 and 9 sacrificed their lives for their faith and the right to remain
Sikh. Sahibzada Fateh Singh is the youngest known martyr to sacrifice his life
for the right to practice their religion and faith without the coercion or threat
of terror.
It was important
for me to share this for two reasons: I am a mother and I am a proud Sikh. As a
mother, I'd want to teach my baby to be strong willed and stand up for what he
believes in at the very least. Sahibzada Fateh Singh showed courage,
determination, fearlessness and free-will
– all traits which I hope we as parents can instill in Arjun. As a Sikh, sacrifices like these are why we are able to
live the life we do today.
Thanks for reading x
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