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Spirituality is rooted in a special connection.

“I’ve never really had a conversation about spirituality … but I’ve talked about spirituality as ‘being connected.’”
(Male, 11, U.S.A.)

“To me it’s important to be spiritual because it’s related to everything around me: my future, my family, the people around me, things to do with them, and how I’m going to be in the next ten years. It’s all related to being spiritual.”
(Male, Israel)

“There is something connected from your soul to something. And that 'something' can be called God or whatever. So sometimes you feel a connection between you and someone else. 'Someone else?' … we can’t define that, that connection.”
(Male, NW India)

“I think a connection of the soul to soul is spirituality.”
(Female, NW India)

“With spirituality you have a sense of relationship.”
(Female, Malta)

Spirituality strengthens the bond between the members of society … It also strengthens the relation between me and my Lord.
(Male, 18, Syria)

"Being spiritual is when you have a connection and you can feel how other people are feeling and you understand their thoughts and their emotions."
(Female, 14, U.S.A.)

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