God Grew Tired Of Us:Short Write

The affliction shouldered by the Lost Boys was overwhelming as they spoke so calmly of burying the dead before they were even able to understand that people die.  The fact that it didn’t faze them anymore, that they had become so accustom to this anguish at such a young age, was heart wrenching.  Thinking back to their stories it’s hard not to have a tearful disposition.  Although the entireties of their stories were hard to hear, their relentless loneliness and thoughts of whether their families were alive or dead affected me most.  I felt most strongly about these issues because of my position now as a college student and a reoccurring dream I had for several years when I was around five or six.  I connected with the loneliness because now being in college I’ve found a huge hole in my heart.  That hole has formed by malicious homesickness.  I never thought I would be missing my family and friends as much as I do but once it set-in it engulfed me like wildfire.  As for the fear of family members being murdered, when I was younger (around five or six) I had a reoccurring dream for several years that my family was being robbed and held at gun point.  Every time, the gunman would threaten to kill one of my family members and finally my mom would tell the man to kill her and just as he pulled the trigger I would jump in front of her and be killed.  I had a huge fear of my family being murdered.  Though my connection to their loneliness and dread of murdered family members is only one-millionth of theirs, it affected me most because I couldn’t imagine taking the homesick feelings I have now and the fear of my family being murdered when I was younger and feeling that pain and terror on their level.

I believe, as humans, we have the responsibility to spread the word of tragedies like this one; so that no one has to feel alone or have a legitimate fear that their family was most-likely murdered.  If we, as a global community, spread the word of such injustices and make them known then we’ll have the power of number on our side. And purpose is much better understood and easier heard when there are more people behind it and chanting it throughout the world.  I’m not sure what other responsibilities we have in this situation but I think that spreading the word is a good start.  Considering this film evoked such strong emotions and in depth contemplations about this tragedy I think it is a persuasive document.  The document motivates you to take action against injustices such as this one and stand up for what is right.  The film, “God Grew Tired of Us”, argues that no one should have to feel the pain and agony that these boys went through and that the human race should stand against injustice in the world such as this one.