http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2009/10/04/interfaith-conference-celebrates-gandhi/ Expressing community through arts, culture and civic involvement Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:32:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://bakersfieldexpress.org/2009/10/04/interfaith-conference-celebrates-gandhi/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Liz Sherwyn Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:32:30 +0000 http://bakersfieldexpress.org/?p=546#comment-71 This is beautiful. I wish I had been there to listen and watch. These words and the teachings of Gandhi seem so simple, yet many people stray so far away from what is common sense and good for humanity in order to be heard and understood and followed. Especially in these times we need to begin to understand the diversity of religion and how this can be a good an positive thing that breeds open-minded and individual thinkers. We need to unite as humans who seek peace rather than separating ourselves from those who choose to travel different paths. This is beautiful. I wish I had been there to listen and watch. These words and the teachings of Gandhi seem so simple, yet many people stray so far away from what is common sense and good for humanity in order to be heard and understood and followed. Especially in these times we need to begin to understand the diversity of religion and how this can be a good an positive thing that breeds open-minded and individual thinkers. We need to unite as humans who seek peace rather than separating ourselves from those who choose to travel different paths.

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