rite before i start this, i'm just going to say i am not trying to make anyone feel bad or portray me as being a better sikh then another as that isn't my intentions or rite, so here goes.
I have got to say i really find it difficult to understand why sikhs find it SO hard to keep there hair? why is this, is it because they are lazy, and can't be bothered to keep it clean and tie it everyday? or do you feel you won't be able to attracted the opposite sex because you have a paag and a dhari (this is what i think the reason is with many but don't admit it) if so the guy or girl aint worth your time, i myself was once a mona, before my brain switched on, and i can never see myself cutting my hair ever, i'd never be able to live with myself.
if a person calls himself a sikh he associates himself to the sikh religion correct? so without going to deep into qoutes from the ggs(because i haven't read it) just look at the following things, why is kesh one of the things we must keep, why are gurus pictured always wearing paags and having dhari's, why dont you never see a sant with cut hair, looking back into the religion all the contributors to the religion sikhisum there all pictured wearing paags i doubt they all kepted it to keep themselves warm, i feel lots of sikhs ask FAR TOO many questions why do we have to do this why do we have to do that, i think, well i'm pretty certain that religion hasn't touched these people, maybe then they may feel they don't need to ask/debate/argue with certain things, and the only way it will is by attending the gurdwara fequently or atleast whenever you have time. I feel so many sikh's waste time asking/debating/arguing whether religion is made up etc, these people are wasting time.
It may be hard but dont instantly always assume someone is having a go at you when they say keep your hair and dhari it's most likley because there trying to help you out and point you in the rite direction.
if people disrespect another this is wrong as noone on this planet is perfect yep EVEN you lol, and is seen to be wrong in sikhi so nobbody should be doing this to anybody.
anyway i've said my piece hope it helped somebody out there!
Hardeep.