They brought me certain comfort. But it was hard, oh, it was hard. Faith in God is an openness, a letting go, a deep trust, an act of free love. (Yann Martel, Life of Pi, 231) At a certain point in his journey, Pi began to question God because he did not understand why God did not listen to his prayers and in reality if God was with him, how God let him -he go through all this pain. He also began to learn that he could not be completely faithful to what each religion stood for. Pi had to kill a fish and he felt very guilty and sad about doing it, but he knew he had to put aside his Hindu beliefs to survive. He had to adapt, which consequently added even more disbelief in Pi's head. However, his adaptations were not only ignoring the rules, but it was also him trying to adapt to find a way to adapt to each religion's way of communicating with God (prayer). For Islam, he had to find where Mecca was to be able to pray, solitary masses without priests or communion hosts for Christianity, and darshans without murtis for Hinduism. That being said, to add more fire to the flame, just before he completely lost belief that he had found an island, he assumed he was imagining it, but after dragging through the algae filled dirt, he thought of a reward. He begins to enjoy his time, eats some algae and finds fresh water. By the time his faith was restored, the island was revealed to be a carnivorous island and lost his faith again. He turns to atheism and realizes that the only way to live is to start using science. Despite his doubts, he continued to follow his religion. He mentions that "the darkness would stir and eventually disappear.,