Listen my darling, if you're going to be religious, you must either be a Hindu, a Christian, or a Muslim...'
'I don't understand why I can't be all three. Mamaji has two passports. He's Indian and French. Why can't I be a Hindu, a Christian, and a Muslim?'
'That's different. France and India are nations on earth.'
'How many nations are there in the sky?'
She thought for a second. 'One. That's the point. One nation, one passport.'
'One nation in the sky?'
'Yes. Or none. There's that option too, you know. These are terribly old-fashioned things you've taken to.'
'If there's only one nation in the sky, shouldn't all passports be valid for it?
'I don't understand why I can't be all three. Mamaji has two passports. He's Indian and French. Why can't I be a Hindu, a Christian, and a Muslim?'
'That's different. France and India are nations on earth.'
'How many nations are there in the sky?'
She thought for a second. 'One. That's the point. One nation, one passport.'
'One nation in the sky?'
'Yes. Or none. There's that option too, you know. These are terribly old-fashioned things you've taken to.'
'If there's only one nation in the sky, shouldn't all passports be valid for it?
( Yann Martel )
[ Life of Pi ]
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