Religion

I went to a Baha’i gathering with my host mom, and a friend from Italy. None of us are of the Baha’i faith, but we were fascinated by it. The Baha’i believe that we, as humans, are not just physical creatures, but are spiritual creatures as well. It is a world religion that believes in the unity of all people and religions. One of the main questions of the Baha’i faith is “how can you contribute to the unity?”. They also believe that all of the different religions come from one God. They don’t really have "church”, but other activities like prayer gatherings, studying the principles in Baha’i writings, classes for youth/children, and events where they give to the community. The people of the Baha’i faith have a common vision globally and you can find these activities all over the world. The gathering was really chill. We sat around and shared poems, readings from religious writings, and a song; all of this lasted about 30 minutes. The group of people there were so diverse, and after we shared, we talked for another hour and half just about life and things. The Americans (including me and my host mom) were planning Thanksgiving dinner. Some of my friends and family back home were so shocked when I told them Halloween, Thanksgiving, Veterans Day and several other holidays were not celebrated here. I am so excited to spend the holidays in this beautiful, warm, and rainy South African weather. 

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