Vaheguru ji ka khalsa, Vaheguru ji ki fateh,
Today I received an email in my inbox, without doubt it was so sad to hear that Veer Nirmal Singh from Birmingham had passed away, his personality and sevaa was one of a gursikh who really understood the youth of the west and what they needed to help them stay on the path of sikhi and progress..I was fortunate to have met Veer Ji at Khalsa Camp just last year, he had just attended another Gursikhs antam sanskar (Bhai Mani Singhs Ji).. Veer Nirmal Singh was in higher spirits than I could have imagined, he talked about how the cancer was wearing him down and leaving him with no or little energy but the conversation we had was full of so much energy, almost make's me smile thinking about how veer ji knew the cancer will eventually win but was so concerned about the state of youth bodies in the UK the state of AKJ UK Youth, the state of BOSS youth... I jokingly said "do you really need to worry about these things in your current health", he laughed and said "I can't change a habit of a life time".... Veer ji will be remembered by many for his energy, sevaa, parchar, leadership, and many other attibutes which people like me could only dream of having... he was a sant siphai, a parcharak, a speeker of truth... he would not mix his words or try to be politically correct, he callled it as he saw it and didn't worry about people's feelings, perhaps that is why many youth reacted to his talks in a very positive manner...may sache pathshah bless his soul with nivaas in his charan kamal.. help his family and friends to accept his bhana and bless other souls that have learn't from him to carry on his good work....
Veer ji also had the blessing of being a true panthic sevadar though he had many friends in all jathebandis he would go everywhere to do his talks and parchar, mingle with many who some would say "why bother with them, they are a lost cause"... such are the gunns that every gursikh should have
by Ajit Singh
Taken from AKJ Forum
Sunday, 1 November 2009
The Sikh Youth need more Gursikhs like Bhai Nirmal Singh
WaheguruJeeKaaKhalsa WaheguruJeeKeeFateh!
When Gursikhs pass away we are left with a tinge of sadness and regret that we will not have sangat with them anymore. However I am happy that I personally knew Bhai Nirmal Singh Jee for over 20 years, probably a tad more and that he isn't in pain anymore. When he was diagnosed with Cancer I went to meet him with fellow Gursikhs. The cancer affected his health but not his spirit. He was the same as ever, worried about the world and Sikh youth. Was he a worrier??? Nope not at all, he was more like a concerned parent.
All the major Sikh Youth events which have happened in the UK for the past 20-30 years Bhai Nirmal Singh Jee was involved some how. It was his limitless energy that set him apart and also his honesty which sometimes would be raw, abrupt and non PC. I used to observe his lectures sometimes and talk to him afterwards, he was still full of energy from the talk but after a few minutes he would mellow and let you in and have a joke with you.
I always said to him that we are all Guru Jee’s Instruments and you are like the trumpet! Sometimes deafening but always a call to arms for the Fauj. The Sikh Youth needs Gursikhs like Bhai Nirmal Singh to tell them the realities of the world, and unless you have experienced them then you are just hollow, and trust me when I say Bhai Nirmal Singh Jee was a man of the world.
I had many talks to him regarding the years that have passed and overall even though it didn’t seem like it he was happy that he made a difference and that the Young Sikhs that he spoke to had become Gursikhs and were know doing Parchar when years ago there were only a handful who stood up to be counted.
There are very good parcharaks in the UK today and I’m sure majority of them would have come in to contact with Bhai Sahib and been influenced by him. Therefore we can say that he sowed the seeds of Sikhi in others through Guru Jee’s Hukam and Kirpa. We just need to find the energy that he had and be complacent when it comes to seva and parchar.
All that needs to be said is that if Bhai Nirmal Singh Jee affected your life and your path on the journey, then step like he did and fill the void he has left and do more camps, talks and represent Sikhi to the Masses as positively as you can.
As said above - may sache pathshah bless his soul with nivaas in his charan kamal.. help his family and friends to accept his bhana and bless other souls that have learn't from him to carry on his good work....
WaheguruJeeKaaKhalsa WaheguruJeeKeeFateh!
by info@sevatothemax
Taken from AKJ Forum
When Gursikhs pass away we are left with a tinge of sadness and regret that we will not have sangat with them anymore. However I am happy that I personally knew Bhai Nirmal Singh Jee for over 20 years, probably a tad more and that he isn't in pain anymore. When he was diagnosed with Cancer I went to meet him with fellow Gursikhs. The cancer affected his health but not his spirit. He was the same as ever, worried about the world and Sikh youth. Was he a worrier??? Nope not at all, he was more like a concerned parent.
All the major Sikh Youth events which have happened in the UK for the past 20-30 years Bhai Nirmal Singh Jee was involved some how. It was his limitless energy that set him apart and also his honesty which sometimes would be raw, abrupt and non PC. I used to observe his lectures sometimes and talk to him afterwards, he was still full of energy from the talk but after a few minutes he would mellow and let you in and have a joke with you.
I always said to him that we are all Guru Jee’s Instruments and you are like the trumpet! Sometimes deafening but always a call to arms for the Fauj. The Sikh Youth needs Gursikhs like Bhai Nirmal Singh to tell them the realities of the world, and unless you have experienced them then you are just hollow, and trust me when I say Bhai Nirmal Singh Jee was a man of the world.
I had many talks to him regarding the years that have passed and overall even though it didn’t seem like it he was happy that he made a difference and that the Young Sikhs that he spoke to had become Gursikhs and were know doing Parchar when years ago there were only a handful who stood up to be counted.
There are very good parcharaks in the UK today and I’m sure majority of them would have come in to contact with Bhai Sahib and been influenced by him. Therefore we can say that he sowed the seeds of Sikhi in others through Guru Jee’s Hukam and Kirpa. We just need to find the energy that he had and be complacent when it comes to seva and parchar.
All that needs to be said is that if Bhai Nirmal Singh Jee affected your life and your path on the journey, then step like he did and fill the void he has left and do more camps, talks and represent Sikhi to the Masses as positively as you can.
As said above - may sache pathshah bless his soul with nivaas in his charan kamal.. help his family and friends to accept his bhana and bless other souls that have learn't from him to carry on his good work....
WaheguruJeeKaaKhalsa WaheguruJeeKeeFateh!
by info@sevatothemax
Taken from AKJ Forum
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