I am blessed. I have been given much; I must give. There is simply no other way to put it.
Over the past couple of weeks, I have watched God Grew Tired of Us in conjunction with reading portions of What is the What? Both of which have opened my eyes to the situations that go unnoticed in the world. God Grew Tired of Us is about a group of young men that have been estranged from their families for years due to a civil war that broke out between the Northern Muslims and the Southern Christians. The North demanded that all young men be killed in the south. This caused the demographics to change with all of the young men fleeing for their lives. The title comes because many of these "lost boys" feel that God is tired of the and humanity in general and he is trying to wipe us all out. What a sad out look on life?
Through the grace of God, they come to find that God has not forgotten nor forsaken them. They make it to America which is a very tough transition because they have to work 2, and 3, and 4 jobs to support themselves and send money back to Africa. It is a hard life for them. It makes me think of how truly blessed I am to have parents that support me financially, and to live in America and be established.
The lost boys are an inspiration. God has not grown tired of us, he loves us. He has given us the ability to choose how we will treat others. I hope that we can all treat others with greater kindness, love, respect, and tolerance because we are so blessed.
There are many ways to help humanity, do something.
Here is one way to help,
http://www.johndaufoundation.org/
I like how you explained the predicament that these "lost Boys" are in. I also like you you explained a little about the meaning of the title of this film, it helps me understand what the movie is going to be about. I also recently watched this film God Grew tired of us, and really enjoyed it. I also like how you took the meaning of the title and applied it to everybody and how god is not tired of us. Hopefully we can all use the lessons learned here and treat others with respect. Thank you for posting this.
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