The Inter-Religious Dialogue Was An Unforgettable Experience for Me

Charla Nashita Sandi, an eleven grade student from Gonzaga College Senior High School in Indonesia shares this beautiful words of hope and encouragement after experiencing an Inter-Religious Dialogue with Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu from the Philippines.

The Inter-Religious Dialogue Was An Unforgettable Experience for Me

As a muslim student living and studying in Gonzaga College High School, Indonesia, I feel the need to share my unique experience on living with tolerance in my everyday life to other communities. I am very lucky to have this opportunity to express my feelings and thoughts with other Jesuit Schools students who are just like me. My school helped me find my way through a lot of things in life, in which one of them is faith. I was born and raised in a quite religious muslim family. Though my parents never hesitated to expose me in understanding other religions too. The more I learn the difference between my religion and other religions, the more I realize how important my faith is to me.

The Inter-Religious Dialogue with Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu, Phillipines was an unforgettable experience for me. I will never forget the joy in sharing our differences. I sense a big hope in our future generations that through peaceful communications such as this event, our world can be a better place for all religions. Through sharing and understanding we can all appreciate the differences we all have. I met some very kind people who are very caring and open-minded. I wish other teens like me can experience the same thing as I did.

Let us spread this valuable connection farther around the world, to our Jesuit brothers and sisters. I encourage other Jesuit Schools in other countries to participate in this collaboration. I strongly believe that in this loud and hectic world we should all take time to spread kindness.