On a Friendship Formed Because of a Common Belief: Khegi extended his hand

Teaching in an Indian restarant. -gw

Khegi hadn’t heard of the Baha’i faith before, so I explained that Baha’is believe that there is one God, and that the world’s major religious teachers all revealed messages from God. I told him that Baha’is believe that Baha’u'llah came to bring a new message to humanity to bring us all together.

“So you believe that all people are one?” Khegi asked. “Yes, I do.”

“That’s good. Most people think Muslim, Christian are all different and separate. But there is only one God, ” Khegi continued. I agreed with him.

From here, Khegi extended his hand, told me his name, and said that he was my friend. So, I’ve promised to go back to the restaurant to talk with Khegi again and to bring him some information about the Baha’i Temple in India.

At various social events, I meet new people and sometimes have interesting conversations with them. This happens on a regular basis. But never, never has one of these minglings turned into an offer of friendship. I am excited to have met Khegi. A friendship formed because of a common belief - there is only one God and He loves us all. The beauty of humanity doesn’t get any better than this.

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