Leap of Faith

Leap of Faith: to believe or accept something unprovable, mostly associated with religious belief

     As we are reading in chapter 92, we see something really creepy-an carnivorous island.

     At first when Pi landed on the island, he was excited and surprised, just like a little kid who found his lost teddy bear. But as he spend more time on the island, he sees the island in another perspective. Often time when we are too close to something we wouldn't be able to see it thorougly, that's why we need to step out a little further to see it. Pi, as he found out how dangerous the island is, he ran away immediately, but the truth about the island is too unbelievable that the two Japanish men who heard it doubt about it. The "truth" they doubt was the truth that scared Pi away, but if I was them, I wouldn't believe in it too. I mean, an island that function by itself with algae that act like food trap and a fresh lake in the middle that connects to the salty ocean? Trees that eat meat and devour every piece of the animal beside its teeth? No living life on it except for...meerkats? Why meerkats? Why not cats or dogs who were more common? This is crazy, I mean I don't completely doubt that there might be an island like that somewhere on the Pacific Ocean floating around and it's not found by the satellite yet! Because this universe is so big and there's only a little thing we understand as human being when there are still so many thing unprovable, just like religion.

     For Pi, this is not a thing to be surprised by, he believe in it completely, is a fact to him because he experiened it. But for people like us who only see it through their stories, is hard to believe in it. Just like religion. There might be historical record on the events that were mentioned in the religious record and was proven true, it doesn't mean you will believe in it. For example when we talk about God's love for men and His mercy to forgive us, it is just stories that we heard. It happened and it may be true, but it's still very unbelievable for someone who just heard about it to believe in it. You need to experience it.

Why not take a brave leap of faith?

     It'll take a leap of faith, a small decision in believing in something may take a great jump for your faith. To say yes or no to a religion will take a great leap, and it's up to you whether to believe it or not. But why not be brave in taking a jump to experience something different and bigger, it might change your life and it might help you to see things in another perspective.