Comments on: Journeying Home: All Men are Brothers

By: Sande

Sande — Wed, 07 May 2008 09:27:08 +0000

….and all women are sisters

By: Duane L Herrmann

Duane L Herrmann — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:57:36 +0000

When a person leaves their comfortable, known place and goes with an open mind to another place, they grow in ways that are astonishing. For that reason I’ve taken my children to places beyond their home & familiar environment. It has made a difference in their lives. And I raised them as Baha’is, so a foundational idea of their life is that everyone on the earth is connected and responsible. They are amazed at the limited perspectives of many other people and appreciate the big picture they themselves can see.
Thank you for sharing your cultural experience.

By: illuminate.gigi

illuminate.gigi — Sat, 03 May 2008 01:00:42 +0000

Thanks so much for reading, Michael.

I am sorry for saying the Bahai were Evangelicals, when it is obvious they are not.
On the other hand, because of this cofusion I got a very interesting crash course in the Bahai faith-something I probably wouldn’t have gotten otherwise!

As for changes in myself..my God, I have no idea where to begin. Everything, positively everything is occuring for me so much differently. I simply can’t imagine what I’ll be like by the time I’m done with this trip. Or what the world will seem like to me.
So far though, Ive got no regrets. It’s one challenge at a time.
Hope you keep reading. gigi

By: Michael Frank

Michael Frank — Fri, 02 May 2008 23:03:40 +0000

Some of us here were chuckling over being called Evangelical - good natured humor though, as you were working with what you had been told.

If I remember rightly you have several days more before you are off for the European part of your journeys. Hopefully you will have time to upload some more of your photos.

You should read some of your earliest post - you have grown from what you have been through and it sounds like these lessons will stay with you.

michael

By: John Bryden

John Bryden — Fri, 02 May 2008 22:45:22 +0000

Gigi, a quotation from the Baha’i writings, that perhaps will resonate with your experience:

“”Humanity shares in common the intellectual and spiritual faculties of a created endowment. All are equally subject to the various exigencies of human life and are similarly occupied in acquiring the means of earthly subsistence. From the viewpoint of creation human beings stand upon the same footing in every respect, subject to the same requirements and seeking the enjoyment and comfort of earthly conditions. Therefore, the things humanity shares in common are numerous and manifest. This equal participation in the physical, intellectual and spiritual problems of human existence is a valid basis for the unification of mankind.”

(’Abdu’l-Baha, “The Promulgation of Universal Peace”, p. 228)

By: Girl Scout in Alabama

Girl Scout in Alabama — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:22:45 +0000

We are glad to hear that you made it back safely.. We look forward to your picture posts and more stories along the way. We are rootin’ for you!

B.T.

By: Scribetrotter

Scribetrotter — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:21:57 +0000

Gigi, it’s been too long since your last post - your fans miss you!

You’re so right about the commonalities - there is so much more that binds us than sets us apart. If only we looked for it more often.

Enjoy your reentry into the rushed life - you’ll probably have a lot to share with us about being back home.