What A Godly Privilege To Be Born A Man

ABOUT THE BOOK

This book is inspired by true events.

Chosen from among the mob of her boyfriend’s girlfriends, married in the most secure, respectful, and honourable way known to the people, Nyayang Jock, a girl born without a brother, won the race, defeating her top co-girlfriend, Sarah, by being the youngest over Sarah born with brothers. At the least, unlike ninety-nine percent of the girls of her generation and how they were married, it is safe for Nyayang to say she was married for love to Chuol Malual, a businessman who was born into a big, rich family.

Nonetheless, unlike the expectation of her in-laws, the unattended attitude of the nature secretly stabbed Nyayang in the back, leaving her to fail and creating the family Chuol and his family fundamentally paid the forty cows for. After waiting for what seemed like a decade for her to get pregnant, she gave birth to a girl, a thing that only fueled the resultant ager. Taking a long time to get pregnant and only giving birth to a girl when she should have birthed a boy called for a quick search for another wife. For Chuol’s parents, this was a search for a working womb, but for Chuol it was just a search for wife number two, which he found hard now that he realized most girls showed many of the characteristics Nyayang had shown; however, eventually all displayed some problem.

But that all changed when he accidentally stumbled upon Sarah again, who instantly restored his manhood. Sarah not only filled Chuol’s life with the boys he had been looking for, but she had her chance one more time to not only show Nyayang that it is the woman born with brothers who wins, but that the woman who has the ability to birth boys is the ultimate winner. But values-setting, worth-determining, and love are all weaknesses in society. There is only one true winner, and that is the neighbor, the seasonal enemy, the chaff buyer, the Murlen man.

READ AN EXCERPT

There is a famous saying among the Nuer people which goes a little like this: “Every family has its way of talking and eating.” I don’t know what thoughts may pop into your mind upon hearing this saying. Personally? I see it as a universal family description—or perhaps the nature of these two things, “talking and eating,” are indeed that which differentiate us, the human race, universally

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Of course, there are other differences amongst people. And although one of the obvious differences is the colour of skin, there are also things formed with conscious intentions for the purpose of them becoming our ways of life. In most cases, although this can’t really be said about skin colour, there are persuasive goals set prior to forming a way to live. For instance, we teach children how to do well behaviourally so tomorrow is a bit clearer for them. However, within a formation, a tendency is developed. Sometimes, these tendencies come in the form of beliefs, which influence what and how we teach them.

Take this belief from the place I call home. Where I come from, in South Sudan, it is overwhelmingly believed that there is a difference between a male child and a female child. Of course, there is a difference. And so this difference is often exhausted and exploited to identify potential inequalities between the two. Unfortunately, the further this persists, the more limits we place on what we consider males and females to be capable of.

Nevertheless, humans are known to loathe dwelling in a valley of non-competitive spirit. Therefore, the only way forward is still to lean iii strongly toward one side and confidently unwrap the other side as if someone was there when she was all assembled.

It has always been the belief here at home, exhaustedly theorized and relentlessly practised, that one thing must be different from another. Often, to roll out one thing is enough but the other is not. In a remote way, this perception unconsciously brings us to inherently believe one is the product while the other is the producer. In other families, this way of reasoning may look a bit different; nonetheless, the derivation of the tendentious tendency in this family walks its way persistently from a claimed, precise understanding of fullness that can only be explained in four ways.

These involve precise understanding of the structural beauty of appearance, the strength of the structural body, the enormity of the group to which one belongs, and the sophistication or smoothness of the tongue. As a result, every response, every act and every performance revolves around these four things. Therefore, how each family teaches the two is different, for each family believes the two exist for different, unbalanced reasons. And that, unlike other families, this family eats and talks differently.

The stories you are about to read, with the exception of names and certain places, are real people’s stories, which, to this day, are still happening. As you flip through the pages, I urge you to ask yourself the following questions: What, then, is human? Who is human? And what does it mean to be one?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Tabitha Biel Luak is a South Sudanese-Canadian author. Tabitha was born in South Sudan, Africa. She relocated to Edmonton, Canada in 2011. Tabitha is a mother of two beautiful girls. She is currently taking her bachelor degree in Psychology. She is very passionate about helping her community grow. She is involved with youth in helping them reconnect to their roots by learning about where they come from. Tabitha is a gospel singer who also writes and sings songs  about social issues.

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MORE FROM TABITHA BIEL LUAK

1. Which of your Published or Unpublished books is your favorite, and why

I would say the one I’m working on. It is not published, but I feel like it is going to be my favorite. I’m not sure why, but I like it. 

2.  How do you pick your character’s personality or looks?

The character’s personalities are primarily  based on the writer’s intention. Whatever the message the writer tries to convey determines the looks and personalities.  When I had mine developed, it was about the role each of the characters plays that determine their looks and personalities.  

3. What is your favorite genre to read? What is your favorite genre to write? And why are they your favorites?

I would say fiction and that is not to say I do not like the other genres. I like fiction simply for the way a person can be creative and bring feelings and emotions to live in a creative way.  I like it when reading and when writing it.

4.  What inspires you the most?

What inspires me the most  is life. It takes time to realize what life is trying to tell us but when we finally get it, it spires us to be the change we really hope to see around us.  This does not mean I understood what life is all about. But since I have seen things in people’s lives and in mine, I realized that sometimes, wishing to have things changed is not the solution. Doing something ourselves changes things.

5. Once an idea takes root, how long does it take you to write it down? Do you use outlines?

Usually when I have an idea, I try to act on it as quickly as possible. But sometimes I only write pieces of it  down so I don’t forget what it is and then later write it down in full length.  Unfortunately, I don’t use outlines.

6. What are your hobbies other than writing?

I love reading. This was one of my earliest hobbies. I also love writing songs and singing them.

7. Do you have a genre that you would never write?

No. As a writer, I feel like, trying how other  genres work is about being creative as you do in your perferred genre.  I will give few a try, God willing.

8.  What is one thing you would say has had the greatest impact on your writing?

It took a while for me to believe in this, but the one impactful thing was to finally realized  that no one is responsible to stand up for my voice.  And that, if I do want  things to happen,  I owe it to myself to get up and say it, write it or do it myself.  It took a while. I finally got it.  So, I gathered the courage and wrote the book.

9. What was your favorite book growing up?

The book that became my favourite is called, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. I was reading books before this book but I became so obsessed with its meaning a lot and it became my favourite.

10. Where did your details come from?

Since this book  is inspired by true events, the details came from the  past and the current lives of South Sudanes women.

11. What did you do before becoming a writer?

Before I became a writer, I was and still writing poams and songs.

Thank you for stopping by Tabitha! I so enjoyed getting to know you better! I am looking forward to reading your book!

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