
My heart aches for children like Shorab. No ten year old child should ever have to utter the words: "I want my old life back." I realize this was a novel, but I couldn't help but wonder how much of it were true. How much of this cruelty goes on in more ways and in many more places than this book covered. How my heart grieves right now for those hurting. I have life so good. Indeed God has blessed me and my family while others have very little. I wish I could help somehow.

I believe now I understand why people volunteer to go over there to help. The people capture your heart. God gives you such a special love and tenderness, perhaps part of His compassion for the hurting.
Normally I have been waiting to write book reviews (really just some notes for myself so I can remember what I read) at the month's end, but I had to mention this one now. The end of the month is too far away. I wanted to mention Hassan who blessed my heart with his devotion, and I wanted to mention his son who made my heart ache with his words.
May God give children such as these His joy and love.
2 comments:
I loved The Kite Runner. You have to read A Thousand Splendid Suns. It's by the same author and also takes place in Afghanistan.
I was also going ask if you'd read A Thousand Splendid Suns. It is so good. I want to read The Kite Runner too. Even though it's fiction, I learned things about Afghanistan that I didn't know.
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