Lost Boys Documentary

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Check out this trailer: http://www.godgrewtiredofus.com/screenings.html
It's a documentary of the Sudanese Lost Boys. Fits right in with what we're reading. I'm going to go see it tonight, so I'll letcha know how it is.
It's something I think about often, but just wanted to say- the little boy Deng is telling his story to Achak- a story that all of these boys have. Their family is gone, they have no home, they have to idea what their future is. Deng goes to the SPLA camp and finds a father figure. They don't care who it is as long as it gives them a purpose and person to be there for them. One day the camp is destroyed and he is alone again. Life throws curveballs. We have no idea what situation we will be in one moment from now. All we really have in life is this moment.
And as Achak was thinking to Micheal, TV Boy, it could be worse. He has no parents, but at least he has food, clothes, teeth. It can always be worse. And all we have is this moment.

What is the What

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I figured I'd write up to what page number I've read so we don't end up giving a part of the story away to each other while writing. I was just thinking about how crazy life is. You are born into this way of life depending on where you are in the world. And it's amazing how basic emotions and actions in life are the same no matter what material things you have or what your financial status may be. This can be seen when Achak is trying to impress the older girl by getting her water and he thinks if he runs fast enough she will be impressed.

I've also been thinking about how no one knows where life will take them. When Achak was a little boy he never imagined he'd be living in the states one day being robbed. I love the symbolism when TV Boy tries to squish him like a bug with a phone book.

The last line I just read was when Achak was running with his mother and she tells him that she is so sorry but they aren't going to make it through the day. Could you imagine hearing those words from your mother, or being a mother and realizing you've just had to say those words to your son?