Sunday, April 03, 2005

One light fades...

Today the world is grieving a beacon of human faith which was put out by the passing of time. Whether you are catholic, Muslim, Buddhist or even not at all religious you might agree with me when I say that there are certain transcendental forces we fail to comprehend which move us all: conscience, faith, love or responsibility.

I don¡¦t pretend to understand them fully. I have been plagued by constant doubt, advance and withdraw of my own faith. However, I think moments such as this one should make us think and reflect on our own beliefs. In the end we must not be blinded by our own beliefs and muster sufficient strength to respect difference. There are so many small things through which I see I have difficulties doing so.

This reminds me of famous debates with Kene who will surely have strong views on the matter ;-)

Above all indifference is our greatest enemy.

John Paul II was a man of ideology but a bridge between worlds, religions and cultures.

1 Comments:

At 2:58 PM, Maria said...

Thanks Pedro for the congrats of my thesis, this post that you wrote about the Pope really touched me! What you said about different religions is very true. I receieved an sms from a friend of mine in Tunisia expressing his regret and sorrows.. I wish such a fusion of people with different religions can be sustained..

 

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