Strength in What Remains

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strengthinwhatremainsby Tracy Kidder

This is a terrific audio recounting a very young man's escape
from the racial wars in Burundi and his acclimation to the new and
perplexing world of NYC.  I ended up with the same feeling I had after
reading What is the What, and The Road.  We are blessed, absolutely
BLESSED with the world we live in here.  I cannot imagine recuperating
from the horrors that this young man observed.  I also can't imagine how
one would reconcile their escape and safety with those left behind.  As
with the Indian community in A Fine Balance, humor, of all things,
endures.  Sometimes it's his own intrinsic humor, but often it is his
perceptions as he tries to make sense of our world.  Such an innocent
outlook after such sobering and maturing experiences.
This is a terrific audio recounting a very young man's escape from the racial and ethnic wars in Burundi and his acclimation to the new and perplexing world of NYC.  I ended up with the same feeling I had after reading What is the What, and The Road.  We are blessed, absolutely BLESSED with the world we live in here.  I cannot imagine recuperating from the horrors that this young man observed.  I also can't imagine how one would reconcile their escape and safety with those left behind.  As with the Indian community in A Fine Balance, humor, of all things, endures.  Sometimes it's his own intrinsic humor, but often it is his perceptions as he tries to make sense of our world.  Such an innocent outlook after such sobering and maturing experiences.