LET THE HIGHER POWER TAKE CHARGE
I am not a religious person. Actually I never was religious. My mother and father are from two different religions. My father came to United States when I was only 10 years old. I was raised by my mother, who did not believe in God. My life was hell, and I had no one to talk to. India was very spiritual country in those days. I heard people talk about God a lot. I saw in movies that people fast and God helped them, so I started asking about it. In 1970s and 80s there was no internet to look up the information. Different people gave different advise. I was confused and started trying all different fasts. My mother realized that she can not stop me from doing that, so she told me to do Monday fast, so I started that. When I was 13, my father's older brother gave me a book to read during summer vacation, it was called Sikh History. I really liked that book. It introduced me to God. First time I was learning anything about God. I was told to do Monday fast, but nothing abo...