Last night while my Facebook and Twitter feeds lit up with news of Osama Bin Laden's death I couldn't help but be saddened for the state of humanity. It seems as though the majority of Americans are happy Osama was killed. While I am in no way a supporter of Osama Bin Laden, I don't understand how anyone can rejoice in the news of a person's death.
People justified their rejoicing by saying that those that were killed on 9/11 could finally rest at peace. Am I to believe that they have been wondering the Earth waiting for Osama to die? This is where religion can be so hypocritical...those that died on 9/11 have always been resting at peace. If you believe in Heaven or a higher plane, then you would believe that those that lost their lives on that day went there. So on the day that Osama Bin Laden was killed, I have serious doubts that anyone killed on 9/11 was thinking...yeah they got that son of a bitch!
What does it change now that Osama Bin Laden is dead? Nothing really...another fanatical type will take his place and it will all continue.
An eye for an eye accomplishes nothing. Do we not stop and realize that at the end of all of this we have accomplished nothing? Lives were taken in the name of nothing. Osama allegedly was behind 9/11 which killed 2,819 people..all senseless deaths in the name of Osama's God?? Then we turn around and kill him as well as several others that were at his compound? We've reduced ourselves to being no better than Osama Bin Laden. Sadly, he was killed because sharing the news of his death would look great for the US and would reflect well for our President.
So what have we accomplished by killing Osama? We've taught others that you don't fuck with America? Unfortunately, that's not something that you can take to the grave and find solace in. What does killing anyone accomplish? Is it the only solution to stopping terrible acts? As far as I know, there is no religion that believes in killing one another. When did killing become our duty or our place to decide?
My wish for mankind...the human race (not just Americans), is that we reflect on what this all means and focus on finding something that we can rejoice in every day for the rest of our lives. We need to understand that each experience is an opportunity to better ourselves, to reflect and learn for the next time.
Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him.
"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that"
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