I, in no way shape or form, condone Osama's actions - in fact I believe he was a terrible person. He's killed thousands of people and caused so much pain and sorrow. But after hearing of his death I can only pity this man. Regardless of whether his actions were wrong or right, he truly believed his actions showed justice. Osama once claimed: "It is our duty to bring light to the world."
How anyone can spill blood in murder of another life and claim that it was "justice" being served is beyond me. This only proves that hate leads to war which leads to pain and suffering which cycles back to hate. So what have we to take away from all this? Our loved ones are still gone.. Al Qaeda still exists. There is still so much suffering and hatred in the world.
In my opinion "justice" was not served. Just another life lost. Osama died thinking he was right. He never attoned for his sins or thought that what he did was wrong. He lived his life full of hate and lived in the darkness of his hate. I pity the man who knew nothing but evil. I pity the man who could not see passed his own haze of hate and see a world full of love. Just as another "Hitler" arose so shall another "Osama". When these influential leaders cannot see their own faults and are killed in cold blood their loyal followers will continue to carry their legacy and their beliefs in their "justice" do not change. America feels empowered by killing Osama - a reinforcement that solutions come from death and destruction. And so the cycle of hate continues and lives will continue to be lost.
I pray the families of all the victims may find some peace. But most of all I pray that the world can look beyond their own pain and bare witness to all the true suffering of people all over the world. That one lost life cannot make up for the loss of another or thousands of others. And that what this world really needs is compassion. The change that doesn't bring more blood but instead understanding.
Osama is dead
"Sometimes we think that to develop an open heart, to be truly loving and compassionate, means that we need to be passive, to allow others to abuse us, to smile and let anyone do what they want with us. Yet this is not what is meant by compassion. Quite the contrary. Compassion is not at all weak. It is the strength that arises out of seeing the true nature of suffering in the world. Compassion allows us to bear witness to that suffering, whether it is in ourselves or others, without fear; it allows us to name injustice without hesitation, and to act strongly, with all the skill at our disposal. To develop this mind state of compassion ... is to learn to live, as the Buddha put it, with sympathy for all living beings, without exception."
- Sharon Salzberg
so troops can come home now?
are gas prices going down?
is airport security gonna stop cavity searching on the regular?
is the war over?
yea, didn’t think so.
