It is a dark day following the horrific attacks on Paris, but there are still glimpses of humanity providing light.
A Sikh man from Coventry has been praised for showing what religion is really about after offering help to the victims of the Paris terror attacks.
Rohan Singh Kalsi used the #PorteOuverte hashtag to give advice to those looking for shelter in the French capital.
He tweeted: “Anybody who’s stranded in Paris and needs shelter and somewhere safe, any Sikh Gurdwara (temple) will be happy to accommodate #PorteOuverte.”
#PorteOuverte (open door) was used to offer Parisians a place to hide or stay as the city was placed under a state of emergency.
Anybody who’s stranded in Paris and needs shelter and somewhere safe, any Sikh Gurdwara (temple) will be happy to accommodate #PorteOuverte
� Rohan (@RohanSinghKalsi) November 13, 2015
@amykoehler thank you but I am no bright light… Sikhs are here to serve humanity at all times ??
� Rohan (@RohanSinghKalsi) November 13, 2015
�I was just doing what our beautiful Gurus taught us to do�
Rohan Singh Kalsi
Rohan’s tweet has received over 13,000 retweets and 10,000 likes on Twitter, with people rushing to praise him for his generous advice.
One wrote: “And this is what religion should be about. God bless you!”, with another adding: “You are a bright light on a very very dark night.”
He responded: “Thank you but I am no bright light… Sikhs are here to serve humanity at all times.”
Rohan today took to Facebook to speak of his surprise that his tweet went viral.
“Just to be clear though, this isn’t about me� I was just doing what our beautiful Gurus taught us to do, be good people, help humanity and treat everybody with love and respect.
“I’m glad I was able to show the beauty of Sikhism to everyone and just hope my tweet helped some people in Paris last night.”
