We see in Pi’s journey a heart of discovery, a significant piece in the puzzle of identity formation. He is searching for truth, yet instead of challenging each faith he embraces them whole-heartedly. Unlike past characters Pi creates an inclusive identity. Yet what does it truly mean to form ones identity? What limits can we put on this act? God has given us free choice, so that we may choose who we become. Yet I believe that God has a perfect purpose for our lives, He alone is able to see the fullness of our potential and though we can live our life choosing to follow good or evil, for me the choice flows much deeper. The choice is in weather I choose to follow my own way of ‘following God’ or if I choose to obey the Author of life, learning God’s best for me, allowing him to steer the boat of my life, and allowing Him to show me the wonders of His glory and love. One of the major differences missed by Pi in the different religions is the love of God for us. In Christianity God loves his creation, loves us to the point of death. Pi chooses how he would see God, but my question to Pi lies in the importance of our small view of God. Does our perception change the truth of God? It is not simply about us choosing to love God, for our love lacks depth we are as dust, but about God choosing to love us, without His love our lives our without hope.
"But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
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