Week 3 post A

Pi is a very spiritual person who has always been devoted to his religion since birth. Pi is Hindu and is very well educated in his faith. Along with the spiritual beliefs that he has committed in his religion, Pi also ties his real world experiences in and around the zoo to a logical understanding of his faith. For example, Pi believes in reincarnation and believes that the social hierarchy of animals was established by god and that one day himself, along with all the other animals in his zoo might one day become enlightened. He says, "The paths to liberation are numerous, but the bank along the way is always the same, the Bank of Karma, where the liberation account of each of us is credited or debited depending on our actions"(50). In my opinion, all of this sounds fine and dandy but I don't believe I would get along with Pi ideals. In my narrow and arrogant point of view, I see myself as dominant to all animals and I generally don't embrace the "love all nature, respect animals" sort of ideals. It's not so much the difference in religion that would create conflict but Pi's personality. He seems to be an introvert whereas I am almost always an extrovert and enjoy people who are outgoing on confident. Later on in chapter 17, Pi gets his first taste of Christianity but doesn't seem to embrace it well and gets confused when he hears that god sent his son to earth for man's sins. Much like I was confused about Hinduism, Pi tries hard to learn Christianity and even asks if he can be Christian. This is ironic however because immediately after Pi becomes a Christian, he goes to a Hindu temple and prays to thank Lord Krishna.