This week and last Friday, we started watching the documentary film "God Grew Tired of Us". The title was very interesting and appealing. How can God grow tired of you? It was hard to hear how they had to walk 1000 miles to get to Kenya and the things they had to face to get their. I once took a road trip with my family to North Dakota. While we were driving, I was so bored and hated how we couldn't just take the plane. I complained about how long it took. It was a 15 hour drive.
For "The Lost Boys of Sudan", it took them 5 years to walk 1000 miles. After learning about that, I felt stupid about myself and kind of how our society is today. We always complain about dumb things and those dumb things aren't so dumb to "The Lost Boys". I really liked the documentary because it really teaches us what our lives have become.
Supposedly when the lost boys came, we were teaching them what our culture is like and how we function but they also taught us that we really need to spend time with those around us. Some teenagers complain about wanting their own rooms, but they had to sleep on the ground together. We really should show how grateful we are once in a while. We should really take time to enjoy the things we have and not think about the things we don't have. We are all fortunate in some way. We, as Americans, may have had the food and the opportunity, but the Lost Boys had that close relationship with each other and that warm brotherly feel.
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