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Mortenson hits many bumps in the road—he’s broke, his girlfriend dumps him, he is forced to build a bridge before he can build the school, his health suffers, and he drives his family crazy. Discuss his repeated brushes with failure and how they influenced your opinion of Mortenson and his efforts.

Posted by WebEditor at 5/6/2009 2:15 PM

Despite whatever personal failings Mortenson might have, he is the poster child for strength of character and faith. If I had met Mortenson right after he got back from promising Korphe a school building, I'm afraid that I would have assumed that he was a nut if I saw him learning how to type letters to 500 celebrities asking for money, living in his car to save money for the school etc. And then... to keep right on with the project after he found out that he would have to first build a bridge... and to keep on going after his building supplies were stolen...

If this were a novel instead of a true story, I might have thought that the author intended a parallel with Job. Simple, almost childlike faith in a greater good outside of one's self really did move mountains in Three Cups of Tea-- or at least transformed those mountains.
Posted by: WebEditor at 6/10/2009 5:57 PM