Amira And Three Cups Of Tea: Kisah Inspiratif Keluarga AS Yang Mendirikan Sekolah-Sekolah Di Perbatasan Afghanistan (2006) - Plot & Excerpts
'Three Cups of Tea" by Greg MortensonThree Cups of Tea is a stroy about a man who decides to work on charity projects, and his struggle to find the money and people willing to help him. His first project in the small village of Korphe is the core focus of the book. He finds this village when he and his friend are hiking in Pakistan on the mountain K2. Mortenson slipped and fell as they were hiking and was found by one of the memebers of the village. The village look after him and nurse him back to health, and as he recovers he gets a feel of the state of third world villages such as this one. There was no village and half of the families were without housing, living in shacks or homemade tents. He promises the people of the village that he would build them a school and leaves with this goal set in his mind. The story after that is about how he fights for the village trying to get enough money for school and necessary supplies for housing. At the end of the story it begins to explain the other projects he went on to after that, and how his hike on K2 changed his life forever.I loved this book and as soon as I finished it I read it again. If found this book so interesting as most books about charity work only describe the work done. However this story involved a lot of the actual villagers lives and cultures. The name of the book was actually based on a tradition of the village. "We drink three cups of tea to do business; the first you are a stranger, the second you become a friend, and the third, you join our family, and for our family we are prepared to do anything -- even die." I found this story very inspiring and a must read.A really important relationship in the book was between Greg Mortenson and the chief, Haji Ali. Haji Ali is the person who ispires Greg to start the school, the chiefs kindness and wisdom was what Greg aspired to one day have.The book had a lot of central themes but the one that hit me the most was the struggles that people still go through, even at this very moment, while we sit here on our devices going on Facebook or updating Instagram. It scares me to think that we don't even know about these peoples struggle. I didn't really relate to any charactrer in the story, however I was inspired by almost all of them.I would definetly recommend this story. Even without knowing what we know now about the fabrications in Three Cups of Tea and the fraudulent behavior that has governed CAI, much of this book is hard to believe. Mortenson, who pens this book with a self-flattering tone that's hard to ignore even in the third-person, seems to think that the brunt work of school building lies in the hard labor and construction of a building – there's no mention of securing adequate teachers and long-lasting resources to serve these schools. He flounders in the later half, claiming to build all sorts of different resources in unbelievable amounts of time and somewhat impossibly splitting his time here and there. Criticism of CAI and Greg is heavy-handedly woven in amidst heaping praise and unbelievable stories of luck.Writing and advertising a book like this has two purposes: to encourage donations to CAI (an organization of questionable integrity), and to inspire action among readers (who have consumed a highly-fabricated, fictionalized account that serves to disillusion). The authors were put in a position of great responsibility, and not only did they fail to deliver an accurate account, but they failed to deliver a credible, well-written narrative.
What do You think about Amira And Three Cups Of Tea: Kisah Inspiratif Keluarga AS Yang Mendirikan Sekolah-Sekolah Di Perbatasan Afghanistan (2006)?
Even without knowing what we know now about the fabrications in Three Cups of Tea and the fraudulent behavior that has governed CAI, much of this book is hard to believe. Mortenson, who pens this book with a self-flattering tone that's hard to ignore even in the third-person, seems to think that the brunt work of school building lies in the hard labor and construction of a building – there's no mention of securing adequate teachers and long-lasting resources to serve these schools. He flounders in the later half, claiming to build all sorts of different resources in unbelievable amounts of time and somewhat impossibly splitting his time here and there. Criticism of CAI and Greg is heavy-handedly woven in amidst heaping praise and unbelievable stories of luck.Writing and advertising a book like this has two purposes: to encourage donations to CAI (an organization of questionable integrity), and to inspire action among readers (who have consumed a highly-fabricated, fictionalized account that serves to disillusion). The authors were put in a position of great responsibility, and not only did they fail to deliver an accurate account, but they failed to deliver a credible, well-written narrative.
—helenna75
At first this book was rather good. I was excited by the story and admired Mortenson. Then the book took a turn for the worse. What was once a joint partnership between Mortenson and the people of Pakistan turned into chapters of the locals seemingly worshiping him while he built schools, provided healthcare, built facilities for women, etc., all in a very short time period. This is when I started doubting the story and was told that most of the story is stretched half-truths and downright lies. It's a shame because the author was a beautiful writer. It would have been a great book if it were only labeled as fiction.
—Traut
"Kadang-kadang orang bukan Islam lebih nampak Islam daripada orang Islam sendiri."
—rosey_68
This book was amazing and eye-opening!
—mallorynagy
