"Good," Baba said, but his eyes wondered. "Now, no matter what the mullah teaches, there is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft...When you kill a man, you steal a life," Baba said. "You steal his wife's right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right ...
“I remember the first time I saw them rolling into Kabul. What a joyous day that was!"he said. "An end to the killing! Wah wah! But like the poet says: 'How seamless love and then came trouble!'"
It made a sound like a paper bird flapping its wings. (59) For you a thousand times over! (63) In the rearview mirror, Baba was hobbling up the Taheris's driveway for the one last fatherly duty. (150) I could see his internal smile, as wide as the skies of Kabul on nights when the poplars shivered and the sound of crickets swelled in the gardens. (159) "I will come back with your morphine and a...
A man who has no conscience, no goodness, does not suffer. I want you to understand, that good, real good, was born out of your father's remorse. Sometimes, I think everything he did, feeding the poor on the streets, building the orphanage, giving money to friends in need, it was all his way of redeeming himself. And that, I believe, is what true redemption is, Amir jan, when guilt leads to good.
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