What inspiration do you get by meeting various saints of the country

I have visited great many religious places and houses of worship throughout the length and breadth of this great country and I have met many of our religious leaders. The religions are like exquisite gardens, places full of surpassing beauty and tranquility, like sacred groves filled with beautiful birds and their melodious songs. I truly think that religions are beautiful gardens. But they are islands. If we can connect all these islands with love and compassion, in a 'garland project' for the new millennium, we will have a prosperous India and thereby the happy world in front of us