Have you ever sat in your living room in total darkness at 10:00pm, crying to yourself because you feel out of control. The room is still, quiet, comforting. Even when you're alone you somehow feel blanketed. That was me last night. For no reason at all, I felt like my life was just crumbling. Stupid hormones. I felt the presence of God. He comforted me, calmed me down. Allowed for me to go crawl back into bed. I felt secure. I felt at peace. That my friends, is God's work. He was there with me, holding me close to Him, and I let Him. I let Him take control.
I just recently finished "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak. I had no idea what this novel was going to be about going into it; all I knew was that our 10th grade English class study it. Right off the bat I noticed that our narrator was not your average Joe. The narrator is death. When I realized this I said to myself, "Oh this is going to be good." The novel is all about the Holocaust and it is shown from a German point of view. Leisel Meminger's mother gives her away to a foster German family. On the trip to this new family, Leisel's brother dies. So right from the start death is there. I'm not going to give you a synopsis of it, because I think you should read it for yourself. Just know that a German family hides a Jew in their basement for a while, and death is around every corner. That last line of the novel really got me though..."I am haunted by humans."
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