On Baha'i Study Circles: "to see the confirmative expressions on Jolly and Peter's face"

I am prepared to repost blog entries like this about one dear soul's study of Ruhi Book 1 until the Most Great Peace has come.

From this semester, I start to learn Baha'I from Jolly and Peter with Nick, Ding ding, Laura, and Qiu. I am so happy that finally I have the opportunity to acquaint this kind couple. Before doing this, I have heard so much about how kind they are from Jacky and other friends. But when I get this chance to know them, I find they are far kinder than I used to imagine.When we study the book together, I feel my spirit is purified. The couple always make us feel like being at home by serving drinks and foods. Actually we really feel like relaxed at their apartment. But the atmosphere is far better than home. When you talk with those nice people about your understand of god, you get rid of all the disguises that you wear in daily life. You talk with people heart to heart, rather than "face to face". You feel you are as pure as a baby.

It used to pretty difficult for me to believe there is a "god" in this world. It sounded ridiculous to me. However curiously, it doesn't sound ridiculous at all to me to learn Baha'i. I cannot say now I believe that there is a god, but at least I would like to learn something about god with serious attitude and share the understanding of a certain issue about god with other people. And it feels so right!

Today is the second class that I learn Baha'i. And it encourages me a lot that I started to talk rather than just listening and reading, which are the only things I did last week. When I tried to explain my understanding of the question that if we can never know the essence of god, what does it mean that the purpose of our lives is to know god? I said it is just like that we can never hug the sun, but we can still enjoy the warmth of the sunlight. It really cheers me up to see the confirmative expressions on Jolly and Peter's faces.

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