There are three main religions in T&T : Hinduism Islam and Christianity.All of these are divided up by their followers - some more than others, But the best explanation I have ever heard came from a very good friend of mine - Cleveland Garcia -who died in May, 2022.
He fell in love with a Moslem girl and married her in 1990 after converting to Islam. When I asked him why he had converted, he simply replied" There are many ways up the mountain but there is only one mountain top. I love her and changing my religion affect my belief in God." He then added "All the religions point to one Superior Being - they use different names and different methods of worship, but at the end of the day they all come down to one thing: they all believe in one Superior Being! It made her happy that I converted - and making her happy was my sole intention: Nothing else mattered"
Garcia lived with and loved his wife for 32 years. Like most married couples they had their share of ups and downs, but hat he never stopped loving her and she him and isn't that whal life and God are all about?
When I thought about it, I realized that he was absolutely correct! You believe that you have to go to church (or mosque or temple) every day while I believe that It doesn't matter. You are going up the South West side of the mountain while I believe that the North Eastern side is the best side, But aren't we all trying to get to the top of the mountain? The same mountain?
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