That is how I feel about the current events of today. Osama Bin Laden proved himself to be a man full of hatred towards his fellowman. He has orchestrated evil acts that I cannot even begin to comprehend. I can understand the joy that many are feeling today at the announcement of his death but is it right to celebrate it?
I believe he is my brother because I believe we are all God's children. I do not think my Father in Heaven is celebrating today. I believe he is grieving at the thought of one of his children killed at the hand of another.
I can't imagine what any parent would feel in this situation. Do you love one child over another because of the choices they have made during their life? I don't pretend to know what type of childhood Osama Bin Laden had or what influences he had in his life that led him to become the man that he was. So full of hatred towards not only another person but an entire nation. I don't pretend to know how he will be judge for these feelings and the actions he performed because of them.
I don't begin to fathom what it must take to cause a man to be so full of hate. I hope I never know.
I don't want to celebrate a brother's death today but I will admit that it brings a small amount of peace to me. It gives me added hope in what I have always held fast to and that is that good will always prevail over evil. There are consequences for our actions. Some consequences are immediate and others may take a decade to realize but there are consequences.
I can only pray now that the consequence of Bin Laden's death is not more killing of innocent people. I can only hope that this helps bring an end to the terrorism that my children have known most of their lives. I can only pray that those who followed Bin Laden will not retaliate his death with more attacks on human lives.
Because after all, we are all God's children.
Thank you for saying what I have been thinking!
ReplyDeleteSpot on, Shari! All the celebrating over his death has made me a little creeped out.
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