Wednesday night we watched the documentary film ‘God Grew Tired of Us
Seeing even a glimpse of what life is like in Africa really makes me feel fortunate to live comfortably where I do.
I have seen the website Global Rich List Before where you can put in your salary and see how you stack up against the rest of the world (I’m in the top 0.95% of the richest people in the world), but it’s really hard to put that into perspective. Watching this movie changed that.
Think about what life would be like without running water or without a toilet. Imagine having to cook every meal you made from scratch. Worse, imagine not being able to eat whenever you wanted and having to go days without food. Imagine what it would be like to not have electricity. These are just a few of the things we take for granted that others around the world do not have.
On the other hand, it was interesting to see how the three men brought to the U.S. handled their new jobs. Although they were happy to work and to be able to send money to their friends back in Africa, they complained about feeling ‘alone’ since they no longer saw their friends whenever they wanted. It made me see a little more of the trade-off between money and your life, and how tricky it can be to balance those two things.
It’s a great movie. If you use Netflix I highly recommend adding it to your queue.
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