... theology. The latter only arises when the belief is subjected to examinations, and expressed in the form of connected system of ideas. It can be said that religion is the norms, values, or a way of life to an individual or community. A spiritual guide that governs the way a person lives from day to day by giving that person hope, belief, and reason to exist in this world ... that cannot be understood, but which precisely is an account on its incomprehensibility invokes in us a sense of wonder and mystery. It is what Saint Paul spoke of as "seeing through a glass darkly"" and the mystics...

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... did Nirmal's life-long search for a pure revolution. He did not survive long after the uprising. Before the final assault of the government force on the refugees, he hurriedly jotted down his experience in a notebook in the form of an extended letter and addressed it to Kanai in the hope that his nephew, with his mastery over many languages, would be able to carry it ... to realize the hidden nature of this emotionally wrought relationship and the inefficacy of language to unlock the mystery of the human heart. As Moyna, who senses trouble in Fokir's intimacy with the unmarried American,...

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... of difference needed to establish a different language cannot be stated exactly. No two people speak exactly alike; hence, one is able to recognize the voices of friends over the telephone and to keep distinct a number of unseen speakers in a radio broadcast. Yet, clearly, no one would say that they speak different languages. Generally, systems of vocal communication are recognized as ... can hope to have, go back no more than about 4,000 or 5,000 years. Attempts to derive human speech from imitations of the cries of animals and birds or from mere ejaculations of joy and grief, as if ono...

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