Friday, March 13, 2009

First Impressions...

I've reached chapter 26 so far. As usual, the last time I blinked it was just the end of February and now already half of the month is over. I must admit that the first few chapters put me off continuing to read. I reached the part where she first starts to talk about her "inner voice" and of it speaking through her and I started to think "oh no, it's another one of those lunatic books about God talking to the person through a notebook".

Now don't get me wrong I respect the human experience of trying to relate directly with God. But as a Muslim I know that channel already, I didn't have to explore it through trying to talk to an Indonesian healing doctor or an Indian Guru.

Well anyway like I said, that first impression of preaching on peace, yoga, inner healing, bla bla bla, put me off at the beginning and I stopped reading altogether for about a week. I didn't even carry the book with me to Dubai where I normally have a lot of idle time.

Yesterday, however and as I started reading through the Italy journey, particularly the chapter where she starts to talk about Lonliness and Depression as if they were characters and I found myself relating to the experiences she had in one way or another and actually enjoying her story-telling style.

I'm very thankful that I've been brought up in a Muslim culture that teachs you first that this life is not meant to be heaven, and that without a proper understanding, love and devotion to religion and Allah, your life without a doubt will be miserable and unhappy.

More as I keep reading :-)

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Friday, March 13, 2009

First Impressions...

I've reached chapter 26 so far. As usual, the last time I blinked it was just the end of February and now already half of the month is over. I must admit that the first few chapters put me off continuing to read. I reached the part where she first starts to talk about her "inner voice" and of it speaking through her and I started to think "oh no, it's another one of those lunatic books about God talking to the person through a notebook".

Now don't get me wrong I respect the human experience of trying to relate directly with God. But as a Muslim I know that channel already, I didn't have to explore it through trying to talk to an Indonesian healing doctor or an Indian Guru.

Well anyway like I said, that first impression of preaching on peace, yoga, inner healing, bla bla bla, put me off at the beginning and I stopped reading altogether for about a week. I didn't even carry the book with me to Dubai where I normally have a lot of idle time.

Yesterday, however and as I started reading through the Italy journey, particularly the chapter where she starts to talk about Lonliness and Depression as if they were characters and I found myself relating to the experiences she had in one way or another and actually enjoying her story-telling style.

I'm very thankful that I've been brought up in a Muslim culture that teachs you first that this life is not meant to be heaven, and that without a proper understanding, love and devotion to religion and Allah, your life without a doubt will be miserable and unhappy.

More as I keep reading :-)

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