Personal Narrative: Going To Another Religion

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Going to another religions place of worship was very uncomfortable for me because of my upbringing. It was always considered taboo for us to go to another church, in fact my family didn’t go to an uncle’s funeral because it was held in a Lutheran Church and that was within the Christian religion. Although I was not confirmed and am not active in the Catholic religion this stigma was still in the back of my mind. I called ahead to make sure that it was acceptable and to insure that I would not disrespect them or their religion by showing up. I know that this is a normal assignment for religion class and it would not be the first time that the hosted an observer but it was more for my piece of mind. They assured me that it would be okay for …show more content…
There were long rows of rugs on the ground of this room with people sitting cross legged on them with plates of food. We were handed plates and told to eat up, there were many items to choose from; fruit salad, sweet dough pastries covered in powdered sugar, yogurt and some gravy, pesto like syrups. I had some sweet past try which tasted like a dense churro, with sugar. After talking to someone he told us the food was all vegetarian, while the Sikh religion is not very strict on the diet, the idea is that those who eat meat can also eat vegetarian food, while those who are vegetarian cannot eat meat. This way food is provided that everyone can take part in. The food is provided by one of the member’s every week, and is served both before and after the mass in Langar. The idea is if you are giving substance to your mind through service you should also be given substance for your body. Going to the temple you should never leave hungry. The langar was heartier than the tea prior, there was curry and some other side dishes I did not recognize. People were gathered on the floor with empty plates as people came by and served the food. It smelled like curry, so