Boring Tahap Gaban & The Kite Runner

Sorry Is for borrowing your words. Yes, boring tahap gaban. Not because I have a lot of works to do or don’t have any works to do at all. I have few works to be done especially preparing the progress report to the sponsorship and the university, and studying my comprehensive exam but the productivity it is at a very low level. Really low. Sometimes, I miss the time during my exam which I felt 24 hours was not enough for me, which I felt like heartedly wanted to watch the television but I couldn’t do that or I really wanted to sleep but I was afraid I might not finish the work. At that moment my brain worked very well or sometimes can be overloaded with information and I got stuck. (That was the reason while I rambled in the blog). However, I felt really productive and using my 24 hours effectively. Felt really occupied for being busy.

As I was so bored, my friend suggested to read the novel by Khaled Hosseini. She said it was interesting, touching and full of emotions. She cried while reading the story. I couldn’t remember when was the last time I read a novel. Maybe it was eight years ago. Since I was really awe listening to the story from her I drove 35 km to get this RM35+ novel. However, people see things differently, I think I beg to differ a bit from my friend especially in assuming Amir was a hero in the novel. There are also few things that I'm totally disagree with the writer.

The Kite Runner, I must admit is very well written. The expressiveness of the characters and the vocabulary produced a book that was easy to read and not at all dull. Most of the story happens in Kabul, Afghanistan. Parts of it before the Soviet invasion when Afghanistan was a secular independent state. It gave the pictures of Afghanistan from the writer’s eyes. He portrayed Taliban as cruel and gave the expressions of very bad Muslims in a very wrong Islamic faiths

The story didn't made me cry like the person who sugested it (he3x) but I felt pity for the characters in the novel and for everyone;

I’m pity for Hassan for being Hazara. He has been lied for his entire life about who he was, his lineage, his heritance. He died for not knowing his real father, without realizing his master was his blood brother. I’m pity for his sacrificial love.

I’m pity for Amir for being such a coward. I'm pity for his betrayal to Hassan and anything he would do to win his father’s heart. I’m pity for the guilt he had to suffer in his life after betraying Hassan. I’m pity for following his Baba to have secular minded and didn’t really understand what against the Islamic faith.

I’m pity for Amir’s father (Baba), who was a secular, who exercises the opposite of what Islam teaches as he thought the faith of Islam couldn’t save Afghanistan. I’m pity for him as he taught his son (even it was indirectly) went against Islamic faith. (e.g he taught Amir to drink to celebrate the graduation day or went against the words from Mullah (some sort of Ustaz if I’m not mistaken). I’m pity for people who has dad like Amir’s. I’m pity for his strong principles, for his pride and honour but eventually he doesn’t have any guts to stand for his mistakes, and admit it. I’m pity that he stole other people's happiness and pride for his own pride and honour.

I’m pity for the poor Afghans which could not escape from the war and had to protect the families by themselves. I’m pity, they had to suffer in their homeland. I’m skeptical for the rich (people like Amir’s father) who always ran away and leave the country behind to save their lives and belongings.

My friend asked me to watch the movie as she said it will capture our heart than the novel. The trailer seems interesting but couldn't find the CD. I was informed the movie was banned in Afganistan due to the social reasons. If I found the CD I think I might watch it if I'm in the state of boring tahap Ultraman Taro.