AFI and Boys Next Door

I wasn't able to make it to the AFI this morning with class, but I'm hoping to make a trip out there. I remember going to an AIDS hospital when I was on a missions trip in New York, and I wonder if that would be similar in any ways. That experience really touched my life and is something I will never forget.

The Boys Next Store was much different than I thought it would be before I started reading it. First off, I had no clue it would be about adults, or about people with mental disorders. I have a feeling when I go to see the play it is definately going to be a tear jerker! I feel like this is a good story to understand the mentally challenged to be people, not just brain dead bodies. These men have feelings and emotions, can tell jokes and experience pain. They can love and they can hate.

I hate that we seperate people because of who they are. I do it myself, so I'm not pointing the finger. It's just like demoninations.."well since they are Baptist, they will never go all out for God" or "Catholics can't really be saved, they are too ritualistic." Why do we do this??? The Bible says that the body is made of many parts. Each part has a different function and certain talents and abilities that they can perform according to their jobs. It doesn't say anything about the hand being better than the femur because it has opposable thumbs! Thats just rediculous. So why do we say one demonination is any better than the other because they do or don't things the way we do?

Anyways, I'm done talking about that lol. I don't wanna go off on a long bunny trail, just a short one ;) Like I said, I'm looking forward to this book. I love anything that has to do with elderly people and mentally challenged people, because they have the best hearts on this planet. I can't wait to go see the play tomorrow! =)