Osama is dead. Huzzah! He did some terrible things and murdered many people and it is a good thing that he can't continue what he was doing.
That being said, I don't know if we need to celebrate the fact that someone is dead. A few weeks, months, years from now whoever threw that bomb is going to have to deal with the fact that they killed a man and I don't know if the fact that he was evil will affect the way he feels. My sister's asked me if I would have celebrated Hitler's death (which, ironically enough, was announced on the same day, 1945). I honestly don't know. But I still think that if I were the person who may have killed either of these men, I would eventually only feel guilt for killing someone - even if they were the devil incarnate. And that is why I can never join the army.
I should also say that sometimes I think about the devil and if he regrets his doings.
How far is too far to take the whole 'love everyone' concept? Not that I love Osama or Hitler. I don't.
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I'm not going to influence anyone to adopt my attitudes about this but here's what I think. People like Hitler and Osama in this case, did such grave things that they lost their own personal humanity. So when I learned of Osama's death I felt a sense of happiness, though it was not at the death of a person. I supposed where I attained happiness was in feeling relieved about one less obstacle to ending the fighting. That's what people like Hitler and Osama became in their lives - obstacles
ReplyDeletethis might sound bad but i don't really care either way. i feel completely indifferent about it. i saw someone's status on facebook saying "osama is dead? national holiday!" and i thought it was a joke then i saw a few more and i was like "oh i guess this is for reals" and then i went back to watching doctor who. maybe because it feels so far removed from my own life i'm just like, whatever.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad he is gone. I just think of him like Laban in the Book of Mormon, sometimes it's necessary for evil people to die.
ReplyDeletePS. I think the same thing about the devil sometimes. :)