Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Life of Pi Part two
Recently I went to see Life of Pi for the second time last night and I have decided that the cinematography is spectacular with or without 3D. This time I saw the pluralistic out look of the author however I believe that you can see and hear God through absolutely anything so why even not through other religions to some extent. I want to make it very clear though that I do not believe that all roads lead to the same God or that salvation can come through any god ot thing. In fact many of the practices of these other religions are very demonic and this is evidenced by the fruit they produce.
Saying all this though the journey that Pi goes on as a very young boy which brings him into contact with many gods including Jesus Christ the True God is very beautiful and one can see his heart he really does want to know God and please him.
It is funny how the Tiger could so often kill Pi put each time Pi escapes or the Tiger simply decides that he can't be bothered. We see the mercy of the Tiger time and again. Here I believe we see the wrath of God but at the same time his mercy and his grace towards Pi.
I love this quote my friend put on Facebook
Pi Patel: "Faith is a house with many rooms."
Writer: "But no room for doubt?"
Pi Patel: "Oh plenty, on every floor. Doubt is useful, it keeps faith a living thing. After all, you cannot know the strength of your faith until it is tested."
- Life of Pi
The sad fact is that Pi never really chooses a path believing that all paths lead to the same God but he does accept Jesus and is intrigued in following him but he still seems quite religious. I felt spoken to by the holy spirit as my heart was prompted by various bits of the film the immense beauty of creation at times and the incredibleness of nature especially the flying fish scene which I loved and thought doesn't God have a sense of humour.
The last line goes something like this
Pi: Which story do you prefer?
Writer: The one with the Tiger!
Pi: And so it goes with God
So what I got from this phrase the second time I saw it certainly that there are not many roads of course one could take it to mean this but actually that every person's walk with God is individual and even that a person's relationship with God can be as wild as the story Pi tells of the animals.
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