War, Afganistan, middle east, Taliban...any of these words sound familiar? They have been bouncing around on the news and radio for a few years now. Have you ever paid attention though, to what is going on? Why has there been fighting in these places for so long?
The book The Kite Runner is an awsome story about two young boys, one rich and privelaged, and the other his servant; and they grew up in Afganistan. The story is complex and tells about the boys relationship, family struggles, keeping secrets, and not standing up for what you beleive in. But the book also opened my eyes to what is going on in those countries. Fighting and war has been going on there for years. Afganistan used to be a beautiful, prosperous country and only a few short years later it turned in to practically a pile of rubbel like we know it today. Amir, the rich boy in the story, and one of the main characters, had to leave his home in Afganistan in hiding to go to America. He went back to his home in the middle east years later only to find it destroyed by war. There were dead bodies in the streets, trucks with Taliban members riding in the back with guns ready to shoot any one who difies them.
We hear about the war and fighting going on over seas but did you ever think about why its happening? Did you ever think that the people in those countries hurt just like we do? They feel pain when they see their family members shot in the streets, or when they get their leg blown off by minefield. Real struggles and pain are going on and we hear about it almost everyday but we dont really think about it. This book kind of gave me a reality check. Now, when i hear about the war on the news it doesnt just turn into white noise that i tune out, I listen and feel compassion for the people who are having to deal with it in real life.
