This is strangely, very religious. I am not a spiritual person, however I had a very deep and interesting conversation with a friend about religion recently. She is a devout Muslim and I am a devout atheist; I'm sure you can imagine how it went. She is though, a very smart person and a very good person, and as always leaves me much food for thought. I follow Karel Capek's thoughts on tolerance, one which sees tolerance as a meeting of ideals equal to each other in motives both moral and noble which incurs mutual respect rather than mutual animosity.

Any ways, I blither on and on, if you find religious bearings in a story offensive, then read and be offended.