Oneness

 

 

After our second breakfast in India, we started our day by piling into the bus and touring around New and Old Delhi. We visited many historic and religious sites, including the Jama Masjid mosque and the Baha’i temple. India, not being the only country to house a Baha’i temple, has one of the most fascinating ones. As the Lotus flower is an important symbol in many religions in India, the Indian Baha’i temple was built into the shape of the flower. In India, the outside of the Baha’i temple is pure white, while the inside, although simple, has beautiful tan and white patterns. While we walked around the information center with a volunteer from the temple, he informed us about the belief of oneness among different religions. As we sat inside the temple listening to prayers from different religions, I pondered this concept about oneness. Before we arrived in India, the nine girls on the trip were not all best friends, but as we started our Indian adventures, we have been able to discover oneness. Bonding through the heat of India, the difference of a new culture, and the struggles of Bollywood dancing, we have been able to find the oneness of friendship, similar to the concept of the oneness believed in the Baha’i temple.

 

Sarah Lasky