Looking Into a Mirror

To take my mind off the minor problems in my life, I started reading "The Kite Runner" on Monday by Laura's reccomendation. For the first time in a long time my attention has been completely captivated by a story so real, intricate and exact that I can't help but wonder if the author's own experiences are intertwined in the lives of the characters. In reading my eyes have been opened to the prejudices that I unconsciously carry within me. I must admit that I have allowed media, ignorance and stereotypes become my own concrete truths. The security that we all live in here in the U.S. seems so fragile now. At one time hasn't every country had the same kind of security and each one has taken their turn falling into the hands of peccancy? Perhaps it is the current state of mind that I am in that makes everything seem so uncertain; here today and gone tomorrow.