Chapter 238 Love Conquers All? (2/2)

”You will have lost that opportunity then, to have gotten her then. You would get more opportunities but if you don't actively do something, nothing will happen.

”The moral of the story is: you need to work to get the girl. Use the opportunity God has given you. Don't take it for granted and think 'she's your destined one so she will not be going anywhere',” Kyle said.

”So if Sophia is your destined one, then she will be. Pursue her. If she isn't, then your destined one will be far better than her.”

Ali shook his head.

How could there be anyone better than Sophia?

”Even if it doesn't feel like there is no one better than Sophia right now,” Kyle said, answering the unspoken question Ali had, ”And that, my friend, is your test of Faith. Are you going to pass it, or fail it?”

Then, Kyle's next words hit Ali right where his greatest conflict lay,

”You're a Muslim. She's a non-believer. How far would you be willing to compromise to make her yours? How much is she willing to sacrifice to be yours?”

”We're not talking about likes and dislikes here. We're talking about beliefs. About Faith.”

”What if she says she will convert just to be with you but she is not a practicing Muslim? Can you take it?”

”Will you be able to accept a woman who does not share the same belief as you, even if she goes through the process? She may not pray, she may not fast, and worst of all - she does not believe and simply panders to you,” Kyle continued relentlessly.

”Is love enough?”

Ali was quiet, his heart in a turmoil. His head was saying one thing, agreeing with Kyle but his heart was screaming for another, saying it wouldn't be that bad. As long as love is there ...

Kyle had stated the crux of the whole matter.

Can love truly conquer all?

Kyle kept quiet for a while then said the words that hit Ali the hardest.

”You said it yourself. Your belief is your life. It isn't a game. How long do you think your love can survive if she never accepts the existence of God? Is she an atheist, whereby she believes firmly that God does not exist, or is she an agnostic, whereby she doesn't believe but does not reject the notion either.”

”Will she think you're being ridiculous for having such a belief, for seeing 'signs' in things as proof that are just normal or coincidental? How would you view her for not being able to believe despite the many things you say is so clear that proves God exists?”

”And what about when you have children? Can she accept you raising your kids as Muslims or would she view it as you forcing your ideology on them? How would they view their own mother if she doesn't pray?”

Ali groaned, punching the park bench angrily.

He knew. He knew it in his heart but hearing it were two different things.

His situation is different. Just like what Kyle had said, his Faith was more than just 'following the teachings' as per his religion.

It was a way of Life. His life.

Would he start second guessing Sophia? Would she view his belief like a joke? Would she eventually start to hate him?

What sort of life can they have if they can't even agree on this most basic thing?

Love conquers all?

That might work if we're talking about something minor or basic like putting up with a guy who doesn't like the same food you do.

But not this.

Kyle kept quiet then, letting his words sink in.

He knew it wasn't easy.

He had seen it a lot of times back in Country M.

People who converted merely to fulfill the legal requirements to get married didn't always end up well. A lot got divorced and they went back to their original religion.

Didn't they just make everything into one big joke?