Quote 1: And yet, with this news, as we drove, I found myself distancing myself from God. I have friends who I decided were not good friends, were people who brought more trouble than happiness, and thus I have found ways to create more distance between us. Now I have the same thoughts about God, my faith, that I had for these friends. God is in my life but i do not depend on him. My God is not a reliable God.
Page 358, Achak Nyibek Arou Deng
Response 1: When people say things like this it annoys me because God was the person who saved Achak throughout his journey. You don't expect to bring the people back from the dead like Achak expected God to bring back Tabitha. It is your own actions that bring your distance or your path the to an end or an extension. God, himself cannot undo what you've decided would happen. He just gives you the many paths, the destinys and the rewards that will come at the end of your journey. I think Achak's ways and thoughts are the kind of thoughts that I see in suicidal people. When I look at people who blame God for many things, I think and will at some points tell them " Don't you realize what he has given you and what you've done to it, you merely thinking that God sabotaged you when YOUR desicions have allied it self with Devil.
Question 1: What do you think when you see people blaming God? Why?
Quote 2: They knew now that the Sudanese in America were capable of murder, of suicide, and so what, they wondered, might Valentino do?
Page 367, Achak Nyibek Arou Deng, knowing that his friends are thinking this.
Response 2: This part shocked me because it was what I have been thinking about for a very long time. I had been thinking " The fact that immigrants come here looking for freedom away from the destruction and barbarity that might be overrunning their countries is absolutely fine, But what if they brought that death and cruelty here. I see more and more gangs, drugs, and shooting. I see their the kindness and friendliness leave the actions they do. I've seen kids who are nice and well behaved become mean and trouble making.
Question 2: Have you seen anything like this or can relate? What or How?
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John Rozar
Quote #1: I agree with you on your response to the quote. I do to not really like when people blame god when it was them self. It was god I think who had save Achak though out his journey. Question 1: I don’t like it when people blame god for what they had done. God I think the one who had gave you life and he can do or take it away when ever he feels like it. You shouldn’t blame god because he has reasons for doing things and some for good and some for the worst I think you just live it out and see how it unwinds.
Quote 2: I really don’t fully understand your quote or get your response but I’m going to comment best I can. I think even though we have violence gangs and murders its still not as bad as there homeland were threes kids are age running around with guns and there police there aren’t really there to protect and serve. Here we at least aren’t as bad. Here they can get food and water if they needed it. Question #2: no I have not seen any thing like this
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