Life of Pi - Yann Martel and Blue Like Jazz - Donald Miller
"What of God’s silence? An intellect confounded yet a trusting sense of presence and of ultimate purpose." - Yann Martel
"I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn't resolve. But I was outside the Bagdad Theater in Portland one night when I saw a man playing the saxophone. I stood there for fifteen minutes, and he never opened his eyes. After that I liked jazz music. Sometimes you have to watch somebody love something before you can love it yourself. It is as if they are showing you the way. I used to not like God because God didn't resolve." - Donald Miller
For as long as I can remember, I've always been at odds with religion and God. I've always followed him, because I believed in his love. But it always hurt me to see with my very own eyes that such a presumed benevolent, loving force would allow so many people to suffer like they do. I've always kept in mind these aspects of love, the perspective of life, and reasons why. But it was hard, over and over again, to not know anything. However, I might have been missing the point all along. It's not that I need to know and hear all the answers. With ignorance, comes the fear of the unknown. Trying to keep a strong faith dispels that darkness. I don't need a clear conclusion or resolve, but just to trust that there is a higher force up there with a purpose.
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