The first topic that arose during our discussion about the book, Judges was that we noticed Leah doubts her father’s intentions to teach her God’s word. Leah was worried about her family and see’s that Nathan, “wasn’t able to protect Mother and Ruth May from getting sick. If it’s all up to him to decide our fate, shouldn’t protection be part of the bargain?” (243). From that we’ve assumed she was trying to become more independent and has opened her eyes to all the other possibilities of interpretations of God’s word like Anatole’s. Anatole has become a big part of Leah’s life since she’s moved to the Congo. Their relationship has furthered to the point where she now views him as a fatherly figure such that she would go to the length of even saying, “Anatole’s name anchored me to the earth, the water, the skin that held me in like a jar of water. I was a ghost in a jar. ‘I love you, Anatole,’” (311). Our group talked about why she might have said this. We inferred that it was because she didn’t really receive much family love from her father and longed for it her whole life. Since she’s found in a way a new “father,” Anatole she feels that she can accept his kindness and actions as a father’s compassion.
We also questioned why the village preferred Brother Fowles instead of Nathan Price as a preacher. What was the difference between the two and why was one more accepted than the other? We realized everything that Brother Fowles had to offer, which was clothing, medicine, food, and much more supplies. While on the other hand Nathan wasn’t able to support the village with all those things he tried to supply them with the Lord’s word instead. Of course that was his whole intention of coming to the Congo to spread his religion, but obviously Nathan couldn’t accept the fact the village wasn’t really open to the Lord unless they couldn’t find serenity with their idol gods. Brother Fowles realized this and found a way to adapt and add God along with the Bible into the kikongans beliefs. Something Nathan refused to do because he remained strictly on his beliefs and was too stubborn and refused to alter his methods of preaching.
Other than just the people in the story we also discussed the events that occurred such as the reference to ants and believe this served a biblical purpose. Such as the time when Adah and Leah were outside and they killed a bug and fed it to the lion ants, which was like the story in the bible where they killed Christians by putting them in the lions den to die. Another reference was when the swarm of ants all came to search to find water since there was a major drought. Like the story of the locus which served to mosses as a sign from God if the pharaoh didn’t let God’s people free from his slavery. There may also be a hidden metaphor relating both stories from the Bible and what has actually has occurred in the Price’s life.
Sunday, March 11, 2007
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The Gift
Trying To Find Mines
This video helped me realize all the possible things we can do in this life. Even though we may set our mind on one thing to help us become good at it, there's still a whole other world out there just waiting to be discovered. It's optimistic and that's what makes this video so inspiring. Even if our life may be facing its hardest times we have to take in the pain and look for a solution. "If you want something go get it," these two rappers Lyricks and Manifest send this message directly to all their listeners out there who want to be something. Their main point was at then end of the song they say, "...we've all been given talents, we've all been given skills abilities some greater than others, but when you find yours and use it to glorify him, use it to encourage someone and make someone smile." This relates to my personal question, what is my personal best because it tells me how lucky I am to be given my own "gift." It only depends on how I use it which is the important thing. I have that choice of whether or not I want to develop that "gift" and share it to the world to help make it a better place. When I sayI want to discover my personal best, I'm referring to not just one subject, but to all the subjects possible in this world. Looking back at the last quote especially the line, "...we've all been given skills abilities some greater than others, but when you find yours ..." it makes me wonder how do I even find what I could be good at. It's true that if I don't try everything I wouldn't I know if I'm good or not. This song in a less demanding way asks us and poses the question if we, as humans are obligated to find that "gift" God has consoled within us.
Just Like Me
This man, Allen Iverson, inspires me to keep trying to become who I want to be. He inspires me to try and continue to work and strive to make something out of what I've been born with. You work all your life with the attitude to be something better. To make a difference in this world that we live in. To turn peoples heads and just be unique, someone people want to be. If I want to achieve my personal best and discover my true potential I'm thinking I have to live by this attitude. He says in the video,"...by the end of my career I want to look myself in the mirror and know I did it my way." Which is exactly how I feel. I'm satisfied with who I am as a person. I don't want to be someone I'm not. That's why this world is so unique. It's filled with an array of different types of people. Allen also said another statement, "Always play with my heart. Always play like it's my last." which informs me he's someone who gives it his all with his imense passion and heart. When he says, "heart" he's talking about the will power to want something. That desire to obtain anything if it's a reputation or of an object. If I'm planning to reach my personal best I have to want whatever it is that bad. Whatever I've decided to head for in life I've got to never give up on it. Strive for it until I die.
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