"They would have to talk about that, said Mma Ramostwe. She feared that the investigation would produce a truth that would be far from simple in its moral implications. There were times when ignorance was more comfortable that knowledge."

Generally, people desire to know what is trully happening, even if it will sadden them. Here is what I have been wondering, much as Mma Makutsi did in the story:
If a lie is going unhinged, and everyone in the situation is happy, is the truth necesary?

The disturbed maid who works for Mr. JLB Matekoni hates Mma Ramotswe from the moment she enters the un-kept house by the Botswana Defense Club. What do you think peoples true feelings boil down to when assumptions are made so quickly as in this case? Are the maids first assumptions any better than the ones Mma Ramostwe has about Oswald Ranta when she first meets him?
Are correct judgements ok and wrong first assumptions mean and impatient? what makes them different? Is there a difference?

The morning after Mr. JLB matekoni's proposal he calls Mma Ramostwe to make sure he hadn't dreamed up this fantasy and that she had actually agreed to marry him. Have you ever had something so amazing happen to you that you had to " pinch yourself" to make sure that you were in reality?
OR
have you ever dreamed up something so realistic that you actually believed it happened?

In Mma Ramotswe's view there was God, Modimo, who lived in the sky, more or less directly above Africa. God was extremely understanding, particularly of people like herself, but to break his rules, as so many people did with complete disregard, was to invite retribution. When they died, good people, such as Mma Ramotswe's father, Obed Ramotswe, were undoubtedly welcomed by God. The fate of the others was unclear, but they were sent to some terrible place--perhaps a bit like Nigeria, she thought--and when they acknowledged their wrongdoing they would be forgiven.

Like Mma Ramotswe has done, I think that for everyone feels the need to create a relationship with a divine power that is tailored for their personalities. What is the relationship you've created?

AH

so typical of me i can' make up my freaking mind.
oh well. I started reading Tears of the Giraffe because Dante Club isn't my kind of read. Its funny though, switching from one to the other because it turns out that this book is a murder mystery also, in some respects. SO can't wait to start blogging. alone. Ha.