Sunday, February 22, 2009

I was in Comilla with RELIEF International, working with the students and with the teachers of that area.

On this particular day we had set off to see a WWII memorial close to the city where troops from all around the world, including the U.S., had been laid to rest.

All of the sudden, the staff stopped the car and told us that a Hindu temple was having a celebration and asked if we wanted to see it. Mr. T and I looked at one another and in unison said, "YES, we are soooooo there!!!!"

The temple was very pretty, and it was interesting. In Hindu they believe in many gods. But, in this particular temple, they believe in "One" god not several. The song that you hear as you watch the video is a chant saying "One God."

In Bangladesh there are many religions, but they are all very accepting of each other and their differences. It has been very interesting to see these people interact with one another and see no difference whatsoever.

1 comment:

  1. I sometimes wish that people in the United States could be as accepting of one another's religions . . .very interesting.

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