"(My) son still isn't coming home," he told CNN. "(There's) no closure, but at last at least some justice for the murder of 3,000 Americans, finally."
"This is important news for us, and for the world," Gordon Felt, president of Families of Flight 93, said in a statement. "It cannot ease our pain, or bring back our loved ones. It does bring a measure of comfort that the mastermind of the September 11th tragedy and the face of global terror can no longer spread his evil."
((http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/05/02/bin.laden.dead/index.html?hpt=T1))
This is so sad to me. I hate to think that so many people died from such a hate-filled attack. It brings hot angry tears to me. But, how exactly has justice now been done? The pain still exists. There are still thousands of people still choosing to spread this terror. Osama bin Laden was one man who was an extremist and proclaimed a strong message. But people chose to follow him. And the strong reaction Americans are having to his death could fuel the idea of him as martyr to al Queda. And thousands of people have died- both seen and unseen by the world. Living in the United States is a great privilege, and we, as American citizens, have freedoms that some areas of the world maybe have not even dreamt of. But this reaction is disappointing for me. The world should not be rejoicing over this man’s death. That any of this is occurring. A woman was used as a shield in their hideout early this morning. We should be mourning. 3,000+ Americans died on September 11, 2001, and it was one of the worst days our country has even seen. But no amount of killing, conquering, hatred, or separation (geographical and/or emotional) is going to make that pain any easier. People need to stop seeking revenge. At some point, the people of al Queda or the Taliban made a choice to believe those ideas that caused them to choose to die in suicide bombings and terrorist actions. And our reaction to this, going into the Middle East, bombing and shooting, is only going to fuel the terrorism more.
The only way this cycle stops is if we all stop pretending like there are mountains and mountains of differences between us all. We are all human. And we all are trying to do life as best we can. We need to stop seeing the differences between everyone, and start seeing the similarities. Start caring for one another way better. Stop hoarding and start sharing. There are some crazy groups and crazy ideas out in this world, and it makes sense that the US government would want to protect its people by fighting against the Taliban and al Queda, but I really think the fighting should look less like guns and bombs, and more like relationships. Let’s get going and build schools and hospitals. Let’s get clean water to people. Let’s show them the real America, full of people who are passionate and caring, who fight for freedom and individuality and creativity. Let’s fight for the rights of those who don't have the opportunities we do in the US. What if all the money that goes into amo and bombs and guns went into educating young people in the Middle East so that their only education option wasn’t a Taliban school?
There is so much pain and loss that many Americans feel for their loved ones who have died from terrorist attacks and from fighting in the Middle East, but going to the Middle East and causing many people to die there is not going to take away the pain. An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind. Forgiveness and love. Two fairly overused words with definitions that can vary. I’m talking about total forgiveness. I’m talking about reckless abandon and selfless love. Neither is easy. Quite the contrary, both require us to not choose ourselves, but others. Selflessness. This is not in our nature, it is not easy. Not by any means. But it’s the only remedy. History shows that hatred breeds hatred and war breeds war. The only way it all stops is if we choose to consciously stop it ourselves, on an individual level. WE decide. You decide. I decide.
We decide to stop thinking hate-filled, judgmental thoughts, and And then, with that decision, we move. We make changes in how we live, in how we act. We use our money, we use our time differently. I want to do this, I want this to be what our world looks like. People caring for one another. BUT ACTUALLY. Please, please, don’t just follow the crowd. Don’t march because others are marching. Don’t go through your day, your life without thinking you affect others, because you do. YOU can be the change that needs to be seen in the world. It’s a lie if you think you can’t or don’t. Go be it. And if we all do our part as an individual, we will see a revolution of love and community in our generation that has never been seen before. Every inspirational person who has ever made a lasting difference in this world has risen above the adversity and hatred that stands before them. Not by fighting hatred with hatred, but by fighting hatred with love, with Truth. Let’s do it. Let’s be different. Let’s change this world already!!!!!!!
The only way this cycle stops is if we all stop pretending like there are mountains and mountains of differences between us all. We are all human. And we all are trying to do life as best we can. We need to stop seeing the differences between everyone, and start seeing the similarities. Start caring for one another way better. Stop hoarding and start sharing. There are some crazy groups and crazy ideas out in this world, and it makes sense that the US government would want to protect its people by fighting against the Taliban and al Queda, but I really think the fighting should look less like guns and bombs, and more like relationships. Let’s get going and build schools and hospitals. Let’s get clean water to people. Let’s show them the real America, full of people who are passionate and caring, who fight for freedom and individuality and creativity. Let’s fight for the rights of those who don't have the opportunities we do in the US. What if all the money that goes into amo and bombs and guns went into educating young people in the Middle East so that their only education option wasn’t a Taliban school?
There is so much pain and loss that many Americans feel for their loved ones who have died from terrorist attacks and from fighting in the Middle East, but going to the Middle East and causing many people to die there is not going to take away the pain. An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind. Forgiveness and love. Two fairly overused words with definitions that can vary. I’m talking about total forgiveness. I’m talking about reckless abandon and selfless love. Neither is easy. Quite the contrary, both require us to not choose ourselves, but others. Selflessness. This is not in our nature, it is not easy. Not by any means. But it’s the only remedy. History shows that hatred breeds hatred and war breeds war. The only way it all stops is if we choose to consciously stop it ourselves, on an individual level. WE decide. You decide. I decide.
We decide to stop thinking hate-filled, judgmental thoughts, and And then, with that decision, we move. We make changes in how we live, in how we act. We use our money, we use our time differently. I want to do this, I want this to be what our world looks like. People caring for one another. BUT ACTUALLY. Please, please, don’t just follow the crowd. Don’t march because others are marching. Don’t go through your day, your life without thinking you affect others, because you do. YOU can be the change that needs to be seen in the world. It’s a lie if you think you can’t or don’t. Go be it. And if we all do our part as an individual, we will see a revolution of love and community in our generation that has never been seen before. Every inspirational person who has ever made a lasting difference in this world has risen above the adversity and hatred that stands before them. Not by fighting hatred with hatred, but by fighting hatred with love, with Truth. Let’s do it. Let’s be different. Let’s change this world already!!!!!!!
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