Question and Faith
Faith
A person, who jumps into the sky; a tennis player, who is about to start his match; a Party, who want their candidate to win the elections; students, who are about to take a final test; or a priest talking at the mass. All of them have something in common, they all belief, they have confidence, they hope. All of these people living different situations of daily life trust in something, they have faith. Most people would say that faith is the belief that may be based on assumed truths or ridiculous assumptions. Nevertheless, they are all wrong.
I remember that when I was a child, the priest said at almost every Mass that faith moves mountains. As a child I didn’t understand what he meant by that, so I asked to my mother: What is faith? She was surprised about my question, and it took her a long time to figure out what to tell me. My mom started by asking me if I thought that Santa Claus will come on 25th December with presents. Of course, my answer was yes. Then you have faith on him to come, said my mom. It clearly answered my question and left me with no doubt. Few years later, I heard again the expression “faith moves mountains”. That time I asked to myself, why it moves mountains?
There was an experience which helped me answer my doubt. Few years ago my grandma was diagnosed with breast cancer. She lives in Bolivia, and the doctors there told her there was nothing they could do. My whole family got together and decided to try to get a second opinion. My grandma and my mom flew to Chile. In Chile they have better doctors than in Bolivia, and a well known Clinic called “Clínica Alemana”. As they were in Chile, they met with breast cancer specialists. These doctors gave them a little bit of hope. They said the cancer was treatable, but they needed to operate as soon as possible. The “Clínica Alemana” is one of the best clinics in South America; therefore, it is really, really expensive. It is even more expensive for the Bolivians, who live on the “third
A person, who jumps into the sky; a tennis player, who is about to start his match; a Party, who want their candidate to win the elections; students, who are about to take a final test; or a priest talking at the mass. All of them have something in common, they all belief, they have confidence, they hope. All of these people living different situations of daily life trust in something, they have faith. Most people would say that faith is the belief that may be based on assumed truths or ridiculous assumptions. Nevertheless, they are all wrong.
I remember that when I was a child, the priest said at almost every Mass that faith moves mountains. As a child I didn’t understand what he meant by that, so I asked to my mother: What is faith? She was surprised about my question, and it took her a long time to figure out what to tell me. My mom started by asking me if I thought that Santa Claus will come on 25th December with presents. Of course, my answer was yes. Then you have faith on him to come, said my mom. It clearly answered my question and left me with no doubt. Few years later, I heard again the expression “faith moves mountains”. That time I asked to myself, why it moves mountains?
There was an experience which helped me answer my doubt. Few years ago my grandma was diagnosed with breast cancer. She lives in Bolivia, and the doctors there told her there was nothing they could do. My whole family got together and decided to try to get a second opinion. My grandma and my mom flew to Chile. In Chile they have better doctors than in Bolivia, and a well known Clinic called “Clínica Alemana”. As they were in Chile, they met with breast cancer specialists. These doctors gave them a little bit of hope. They said the cancer was treatable, but they needed to operate as soon as possible. The “Clínica Alemana” is one of the best clinics in South America; therefore, it is really, really expensive. It is even more expensive for the Bolivians, who live on the “third