I’m reading a Persian autobiography book authored by a famous Iranian journalist living in LA. Her name is Homa Sarshar and like millions of Iranians, she had to leave the country in order to save her life, after establishment of the Islamic regime in Iran in 1979.
The title of the book is “Sarab”, which means “Mirage”. She, as a “Baha’i”, has beautifully described the society and has brought about life of Baha’i’s in Iran, even during the Shah’s era.
The book contains over 400 pages and I have read as far as one third of the book. However, since I am not in favor of any religion, and at the same time I respect everybody’s religious faith, I found it as a confirmation of my own belief, when it comes to religion. My belief is to have faith only to the God, and that for getting closed to him, there is no need for intermediates.
Is it possible that one beautiful day everybody would turn just to the God and nothing else? Imagine, when there would not be any religion, Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Baha’i faith and all other religions and beliefs. Surely people would find something else to kill each other for, but at least nobody would fight, torture and kill each other in the name of the God!