Sazetak
Abstract:
The first time I met Rusmir Mahmutcehajic, in Sarajevo in 2004, we walked together down Ferhadija, past the Clock Tower and on towards Saraci and the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque. As we walked Rusmir told me about Bosnia’s recent history, the tragedies of conflicts between religions, and what might offer hope for the future. And he said something that I have always remembered, and struggled with, and believed even as I struggled. Rusmir said: to truly understand each other, to truly know one another and to be at true peace and oneness with each other, we must love what the other loves. For a Muslim, like Rusmir, that means loving Jesus Christ as I, a Christian, love Jesus Christ. For a Christian, like me, that means loving The Prophet as he, Rusmir, loves The Prophet. Only when we find our way to that shared love, said Rusmir, could we truly be at peace and oneness with each other: when we truly loved what each other loved, more than anything else in the world that might divide us.
Ključne riječi: identity, difference, religion, Rusmir Mahmutcehajic, Bosnia, philosophy
Abstract:
The first time I met Rusmir Mahmutcehajic, in Sarajevo in 2004, we walked together down Ferhadija, past the Clock Tower and on towards Saraci and the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque. As we walked Rusmir told me about Bosnia’s recent history, the tragedies of conflicts between religions, and what might offer hope for the future. And he said something that I have always remembered, and struggled with, and believed even as I struggled. Rusmir said: to truly understand each other, to truly know one another and to be at true peace and oneness with each other, we must love what the other loves. For a Muslim, like Rusmir, that means loving Jesus Christ as I, a Christian, love Jesus Christ. For a Christian, like me, that means loving The Prophet as he, Rusmir, loves The Prophet. Only when we find our way to that shared love, said Rusmir, could we truly be at peace and oneness with each other: when we truly loved what each other loved, more than anything else in the world that might divide us.
Ključne riječi: identity, difference, religion, Rusmir Mahmutcehajic, Bosnia, philosophy