God Grew Tired of Us.

This week at International Cinema,

I saw

God Grew Tired of Us,

a documentary about Sudanese refugees

and their new life in America.

It was made in this century,

but these boys coming to the U.S.

had never even used electricity.

They had fled as children

and grown into men

in exile.

And it made me wonder,

which is worse?

Staying in a refugee camp

with your friends and brethren,

with little to eat

and not much prospect of a future?

Or coming to the U.S.

and working long hours

at thankless jobs

and spending precious little time each day

with the people you love?

I don't think

there's an easy answer for that.