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Religion, belief and spirituality are the main
three words which bring morality and social boundaries into our life. But,
at the same time, they can be the words which separate us as a people. I
personally believe there is no absolute in religion; every religion has
its own pros and cons, and its own values. Each of us should at least try
to respect one another, regardless of where we are and who we are. In my
country, Kyrgyzstan, 75% of the population is Muslim. I never knew that we
can be people from many different religions and still live close to each
and be respectful. But nowadays religion has become one of the main
problems. The part of the problem we are facing nowadays is the
disagreement of the sides, proving that on of them is right.
When I came to the U.S. for the first time I was
supposed to go to church, which was a totally new experience. It was
especially different because I had never heard about this religion; the
only thing I thought I knew was that they do not drink coffee and tea. I
got acquainted with all the people at the Church and was feeling better
after that. But we have to accept that not all the people are the same as
others.
The next experience I had was at my school; a
private Christian school. Every day the day starts with praying to someone
or just praying to everyone. Another day we had an assembly and the people
in our school were praying and worshiping, but for me it was not that big
of a deal. Perhaps I just didn't understand. Our teachers literally made
us stand up and say the prayers. I think this was wrong; religion should
be up to the people and it depends on what they what to do and how they
wan to do.
Sometimes I feel like I am not from this planet, because I didn't know how
many religions there are on this earth. A couple of weeks ago I met a
Wiken girl, who was a self-proclaimed follower of the witch people. After
that, I was shocked at the diversity of religion around the world. My
religion is what I want to believe in. There are still some people who
want to change us and to believe what they want, but everything we have is
up to us. Be thankful for what we have in this world, and be tolerant to
everyone in this earth, regardless of what religion they are.
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