This is the real house of God, this is where those who have lost God will find Him, not the white masjid with its bright diamond lights, and towering minarets. I see Him here, in the eyes of the people in this corridor of desperation. I see now that Baba was wrong, there’s a God, there always had been. There’s no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger. But it doesn’t matter, I will utter those few words I still remember: La illaha ila Allah, Muhammad u rasul ullah. Then I remember I haven’t prayed for over fifteen years. “I throw my makeshift jai-namaz, my prayer rug, on the floor and I get on my knees, lower my forehead to the ground, my tears soaking through the sheet. You? You've always been a tourist here, you just didn't know it.” "That's the real Afghanistan, Agha sahib. ![]() He pointed to an old man dressed in ragged clothes trudging down a dirt path, a large burlap pack filled with scrub grass tied to his back. Why are you saying these things?" I said.īecause you wanted to know," he spat. And I would bet my first son's eyes that this is the first time you've ever worn a pakol." He grinned at me, revealing a mouthful of prematurely rotting teeth. Your parents hired workers to decorate the house for the fancy mehmanis they threw, so their friends would come over to drink and boast about their travels to Europe or America. You probably lived in a big two- or three-story house with a nice backyard that your gardener filled with flowers and fruit trees. This quote means that life has so many opportunities and exciting events, so don't miss any of them.“In his rearview mirror, I saw something flash in his eyes.It's good to have a little bit of a distraction. The significance of this quote is that sometimes, people could use stories to divert their focus during bad times.General Taheri spoke to Baba and Amir about his writing."People need stories to divert them at difficult times." p. Baba was rich, and very happy back at home, but he knew he couldn't go back. For Amir, America was a place to bury his memories, in particular, Amir wanted to get away from his home attempting to forget about Hassan and the memory that involved him. ![]() Amir speaks about him and Baba's feelings toward moving to America."For me America was a place to bury memories. He didn't think of all of the stress and obstacles that came along with it all. Like Baba, when he got in America and worked at the gas station to support his family, he realizes it's not as good as he once thought it was going to be. Once reality sets in, you realize what you got yourself into. When thinking of things first off, you only think about the positives and almost never the negatives. He explains that Baba only liked the initial idea of America. Amir explains this by using a paradox.Amir explains that Baba only loved the idea of America, not the reality.It was living in America that gave him an ulcer." p. Hassan and Amir were just enjoying that moment together, they didn't need to say anything. They went through brotherhood together, they have known each other since birth. This quote shows how close Amir and Hassan are (or were).Baba tells Amir to think of something happy, so Amir daydreams about his childhood with Hassan."Not a word passes between us, not because we have nothing to say, but because we don't have to say anything- that's how it is between people who are each other's first memories." p.
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