Janeo is symbolic and so is kirpan.
Je bahman kehn ji eh janeo dhaaga ni rassa hai, bade kamm aaunda is layi paayi da. fer tusin hassna
95 saal di bebe ne gatra pa ke kehdi rakheya karni.
I strongly disagree with you that kirpan like janeu is symbolic.......Every religion has symbols, same do Sikhism. We have our Nishan Sahib.
Rahi gal 95 saal di bebe di.......again it's a hypothetical question.
Once a soldier is always a soldier.....same way once a Khalsa is always a Khalsa....soldier ta fer v retire ho jaanda...Sikh yaa te sikh rahu, yaa fer Guru nu bedava de ke bhajj ju.
Jehre retired decorated officers hunde aa ohna ne hun ta nahi jung te jaana hunda, but they do keep their dresses, gun and each award always on their dress. Same way Bebe ne je 60 70 saal kirpan naal rakhi, oh hun v rakhu....
Baba Deep Singh v 80+ sigge jado Khanda kharkaya......bhai bachittar singh 5 foot da c, jihne 10-12 foot da hathi dher karta. Guru di mehar chaidi, ki pata 95 saal di bebe di kirpan v kisse kamm aa je.