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Hmmn. This was interesting. Definitely fell within the cultural history category that I've been currently interested in, however it didn't really capture my attention. It's a true story of the Rwandan genocide back in the early 90's. Terrible story and even more terrible to know that more people in Rwanda were killed in the Tutsi genocide than in the Holocaust, yet in the states, we were barely informed.Very distressing history, and what I loved about it, is that it put everything into perspective.
That being said, it didn't change my life. I think it would potentially change a lot of people's lives or aspects, but not mine in particular.
I have a lot of weaknesses (compassion being one, which is horribly obvious), but I must say forgiveness is not one of them. I've never had an issue with letting go, so to hear Imaculee's story of forgiving her family's killers was special, but not unimaginable for me. Eek, that sounds slightly narcissistic, and I apologize, but it's the truth.
Her story of faith is amazing and her positive attitude is encouraging. What was incredible is her journey and how obvious it was that God had such a special plan for her. I also loved how she is Catholic. I don't know too much about Catholicism, so it really allowed me to understand how God is God to everyone and he speaks to and works in his children--no matter what religion or denomination.
Last night I started "The Corrections", by Jonathan Franzen. It's very detailed and so far I am loving his style of writing. It's also a much needed break from raping, killing, and third-world country politics, yet definitely has it's fair share of dysfunction so far. I have a feeling this one's going to take a while for me to read. I was exhausted after reading it for an hour! Stay tuned.