my muslim friend and I
By joeyalberta
@joeyalberta (106)
May 9, 2011 7:08am CST
hello,mylotters!..i will share to my experience about my friend when i was a teenager. before, we live in a muslim community that majority of people there are muslims. but they were good to us even if we are christian. i met a lady friend that is a pure muslim.we hang out together and she also goes out with my christian friends. but we never let her out of place. we lookeD even like sisters!
after 1 year we move again to another place thats why, i don't have contacts and their is no facebook that time! at last! technology became high tech!facebook was then invented.i searched on her facebook and i saw her!
later on, we chat like almost everyday and next week she will be here in our city for a vacation!.yep!..i'll see her again.
that's why, i realized that even in different cultures and religion we became friends..
i hope everybody will be friends. no fighting and no war..
do you have friends with different religion?..share now!:)
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9 responses
@marie2052 (3691)
• United States
12 May 11
kindness goes a long way. I just met a guy from Vietnam. When we talked since I was in the Army in vietnam, I happened to ask him how old he was. He is 45 and I am 58. I started tearing up knowing he was there as a child in Vietnam.
He listened to my story and told me I had such a heart and that he would tell his mother and father my story. They all have been able to move to the United States and he lives in my neighboring city.
I really wish all cultures could just get along.
I met a lady and daughter from Syria and they were just precious to talk to.
We can learn so much from others.
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@momof3kids (1894)
• Singapore
12 May 11
Yes you have the right mindset. Some people love to lump a certain group to be the same throughout. That is how they hate everyone in that group. Silly isnt it?
I am not even talking about non Muslim, Muslims as well. Everybody has a purpose on this earth, why should we bad mouth or hurt each other? The time and energy to bad mouth should be used constructively and productively, like you and the topic starter have been doing.
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@momof3kids (1894)
• Singapore
16 May 11
Unfortunately I am not in your neighbour...boohoohoo!
I am prouder to have you as my friend *kiss kiss*
@marie2052 (3691)
• United States
13 May 11
Thank you momof3kids.
You know its not hard to open your heart. You just can't feel your head with all the stuff on the news or what some others might say.
For me not learning and reading and making discisions on your own leads to this ignorance.
Following the crowd and not being able to rationalize and think is what is making the countries harder on these times.
Bless you hon and I am so proud to have you as my friend.
Now tell me you live in MY neighborhood so we can have a cup of tea! :o)
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@momof3kids (1894)
• Singapore
11 May 11
Hello joeyalberta
I am glad that you are good with your Muslim friend. I am a Muslim and I have many non Muslim friends. We eat and play together as good friends should be. Islam teaches me to never look down on another person, even if he or she is non Muslim because you will never know if the non Muslim turns out to be a better person than you.
Even though this is what Islam teaches, sometimes when somebody insults Islam, I get upset and lashes back. Forgive me coz I am human.
If you have doubts about your friendship, please ask your Muslim friend or me. Our religion teaches us to live as good people and there is nothing you can be afraid of despite of what some people may think and say negatively about Islam. It is just them being ignorant.
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@joeyalberta (106)
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12 May 11
thank you momof3kids!..I really appreciate it. my friend and i talked a lot.. I dont questions her religion or there culture. i just listened and understand them.maybe thats the reason we became close and she is also kind and goodhearted.
thank you.. ur also a good person..
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@momof3kids (1894)
• Singapore
12 May 11
You are very welcome. Yes actually with my non Muslim friends we do not discuss anywhere near religion. But if they have a question they will ask me without being condesending or insulting. I will be the same way. It is neccesary in my country. It being so tiny, we have to learn to tolerate and that not everyone is the same.
@rosdimy (3926)
• Malaysia
14 May 11
Yes I do, and the same thing app;is to the majority of my fellow citizens. There are more than 60% Muslims in the country, but there is a high degree of tolerance between each other. Nevertheless it cannot be denied that there are people who try to create trouble in the country, and try to present a jaundiced view of the actual situation.
The major religious festivals are celebrated together on a nationwide scale.
@LoveForAll (69)
• Canada
13 May 11
It doesn't matter what the colour of our skin is, or what religion we practice, or what nation we belong to. we all are from one God. We bleed the same red blood! I agree that all war should end.. The world needs peace..
"Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind" JFK
"I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask, mom what was war?"
@skysuccess (8858)
• Singapore
10 May 11
joeyalberta,
I am really happy for you and this close friendship that you have with your Muslim friend. I must add that the bond that the both of you have is incomparable, so I would hope that it will be cherished mutually.
Like you, I have a few Muslim friends as well and if I may add had since young. But, I have yet to have one that has stayed in close contact till now. Over the years, since schooldays till now, friendship have been casual and conservative.
I am not trying to discredit anyone but I hope you understand that people are different. So, what you may have does not represent that all of us will be and have the same.
@Adoniah (7513)
• United States
9 May 11
Considering that the US is such a multicultural country you cannot really live without bumping into or making acquaintances with folks from other walks of life. So of course this happens. However, you do know that it the muslim religion they have a code that they cannot form a bond with an infidel. And apparently, you are an infidel. When your friend marries, your friendship will not be the same even if you live in the same city.
@gorila (186)
• Indonesia
10 May 11
I totally agree with you. I also hope that in this world there is no more a war of religion. peace forever. whatever their religion.
I also have friends of different religions, and I never think he as an outsider, also never to disturb his belief. So even him.
