Changes in Religion

From the time that Pi entered a temple, he was a Hindu – born a Hindu, always a Hindu – and he knew nothing but the ways of the Hindu religion. His beliefs shaped conventions for his life; everything he saw was through a Hindu’s eyes. "The were there all along, but I hadn't seen them because I wasn't looking for them." (80) Before Pi started pondering all the different beliefs of the world, he had only seen it through one pair of eyes; once he started meandering down a different path, though, he began to observe things he never would have noticed unless he changed his ways and looked into his life from a different view.

Along with the acceptance of new religion came the acceptance of new customs for Pi. Soon, his life no longer revolved around the conventions and ways of Hinduism, but also Christianity and Muslim. In the mindset of only one religion, Pi would walk by a mosque and look on with disgust, but now he feels a sense of peace and serenity. Talk about Christ’s death and rise would send him into rage about God and how weak he was making himself, but now he just appreciates the love Christ and God have for us humans. "Ordinary in quality though it was, it glowed with beauty in my eyes."(76)Changes in religion have opened up his eyes to the world, and all it took was one small step into a church; all it took to change his conventions was one small step; all it took to change his vision of the world was one small step.