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Originally Posted by silent_jay
The book is an incredibly sad yet eye opening read, have you managed to read it yet Baraka?
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No, but it sits on my bookshelf. My SO bought it for school I think. It's certainly on my list. Perhaps I'll be inspired to read it after this sentencing. I've been reluctant to read it because I've only read one other book like it. It was written by a couple of Médecins Sans Frontières. They documented their experience of working for about a year in Angola near the tail end of the civil war. It was emotionally draining to read it. I can't imagine the amount of energy and courage it would take to endure such experiences.
I will certainly read Dallaire's book soon.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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