I agree that the divorce issue is usually much more devastating than the ministry thing - especailly for someone as devout as my teacher.
However, I see the moral dilemma that he is going through as a devout person who is forced to face an immoral act in order to support his family - I completely agree that the bribes would be considered a huge perk for your average worker.
And the typical Uzbek tragedy comment wasn't aimed at the actual events, more the air of intense frusteration and wasted opportunity. People seem to get their hopes and opportunities crushed by outside forces here a lot - that's not to say that similar things don't happen elsewhere, just that I've noticed that it is hard to maintain any semblence of stability - everything is always on the brink of falling apart.
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Date: 2005-04-01 05:00 am (UTC)However, I see the moral dilemma that he is going through as a devout person who is forced to face an immoral act in order to support his family - I completely agree that the bribes would be considered a huge perk for your average worker.
And the typical Uzbek tragedy comment wasn't aimed at the actual events, more the air of intense frusteration and wasted opportunity. People seem to get their hopes and opportunities crushed by outside forces here a lot - that's not to say that similar things don't happen elsewhere, just that I've noticed that it is hard to maintain any semblence of stability - everything is always on the brink of falling apart.