Hindus, in their capacity for love, are Hairless Christians,
Muslims, in the way they see God in everything, are bearded Hindus,
Christians, in their devotion to God, are Hat wearing Muslims.
From 'The Life of Pi' by Yann Martel
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Interesting reflection.
ReplyDeleteI have heard about the life of Pi--but never read it.
that book has been in my must-read list for a very long time now.. as per the reviews from a couple of people.. ur feedback on the book?
ReplyDeleteYes the ideology behind the reflection is interesting though I couldnt relate to the rest of it. Still it made good reading:-).
ReplyDeleteThe above post is directed at both Ps & ISH :-)
ReplyDeletetoo difficult for my unpoetic mind to comprehend but I kind of got the gist! He he he!
ReplyDeleteu dont need a poetic mind to comprehend the phrase. Just read the book & it will make sense:-).
ReplyDeleteagain how did i ???
ReplyDeletethought i had once gone back and read all your posts that i missed.
anyway i was recently reminded of this and has a post on this on vaayanasaala but had forgotten this particular aspect that i had appreciated when i read the book.
glad to see it here.