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LittleBear:
Hi Joyce,
You are right, we can certainly identify with Anne's experiences in our walk with God. He uses the evil in the world to mold us into His nature and to mature us into His sons and daughters. The concentration camps of those days were brutal. There was so much fear and suffering and torture, that I have a hard time coming to grips with it in the plan of God. When I think of what Anne went through, it puts me to shame when I complain about some of the things that I go through, which are NOTHING in comparison.
I don't have any pictures of Anne's hiding place. It's too bad I don't, but you could probably find some on the internet. Did you see the movie about Anne Frank? It's an old movie, black and white, but very moving.
Ursula :)
joyful1:
Yes, I do remember the movie, Ursula....it was quite good....I tend to like the older movies that move at a "snails" pace....easier for me to keep up with what is going on....these days....there is too much "going to and fro," and "increase of knowledge," for me to understand the plot or character development, etc.....I give up!! LOL...
On a serious note...I always have deep respect for anyone having endured the holocaust or Viet Nam or any of the MANY other terrible slaughters of our day...
I think that "The Diary of Anne Frank" is the reason that I identify so well with the Holocaust, however.....if there had been personal first person accounts of the other places that were as famous and discussed as often as Anne's diary...then...I probably would feel closer to them as well...do you know what I am trying to say? THis in NO way belittles Anne in my thoughts. She endured great tragedy and suffering! WHat part do you remember the most vividly?
gmik:
Hi gals.
I too was able to visit the house. What got me was the size of it. I loved the book, but it could not convey how small a room they were all in. I was not a believer then, and it was so depressing to me and I was in fear that it could happen again and I simply could not endure what Anne did.
I can't remember word for word, but that belief of hers that all people are still good, and that because of the Sun she can see all things is proof to her of a God.(Oh, I botched that up).
Anyway, you two know what I mean.
LittleBear:
I think what struck me when I was reading the book, was how the family was an ordinary family trying to live and love and maintain their usual lives in horrendous circumstances. Anne was an adolescent just like any other, experiencing family problems, competing with her sister, struggling with her mother, adoring her father, trying to find out who she is and what she believes in, falling in love and all the things that young adults deal with. All this in a packed, tiny hiding place where they had to maintain silence during the day. And no air conditioning. Can you imagine how hot it must have been?
I remember one part where a thief stole into the warehouse, and how frightened Anne was. Her feelings were so vividly portrayed in her account that I felt I was there with her.
Gina, I remember too how small their hiding place was. It's hard to imagine two families living together in such tight quarters.
Ursula
joyful1:
Hi Girls! I remember both scenes...wow...Anne was hated because of her outward "Jewishness" and we are hated because of our inward "Jewishness"...so many parallels...
I think The Diary of Anne Frank should be required reading for youngsters....when I am having a really bad day, I can honestly say, that I sometimes think of the Jews that had to endure the Holocaust and this always, always makes me thankful for the ability that Christ gives me to bear up under duress...and reminds me that I have a cross to bear...but not alone!
If Anne was not a Christian.....how do you think she was able to endure such suffering? She had insight, thoughtfulness, caring.....but not Christ! Admirable, but not complete? strange.
Joyce
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