We are not required to present ourselves in any particular garb or caricature. True conversion, the discovery of the ultimate ground of being takes place in the heart of one's own religious and spiritual traditions and not outside of it. Human life is characterized by diversities. We possess many cultures, foods, clothing, music, languages. No one seeks to supplant one or all human languages with a single one.
Linguistic diversity is a fact of nature.
Similarly, religious diversity and the plurality of faiths is the natural order of human society, God's own creation and gift to humanity. We Hindus, conscious of our contributions to the rich cultural mosaic of the Caribbean rejoice in the plurality of our peoples, the plurality of cultures, the plurality of our religions. We therefore view with grave concern any activity, especially those bred on cultural monolithism, that threatens to rupture the fabric of tolerance and hospitality for which our region is famous. We are committed to preserve the plural cultures of this region. But as long as we are under the specter of Christian domination, the quest for genuine religious understanding and harmony will continue to evade us.