"Cursed is the man who dies, but the evil done by him survives."

[tsubame]

Osama bin Laden was killed, and across the USA people celebrated. I’m very glad I wasn’t in the USA; the thought of the people cheering in the streets disgusts me. But I thought that I should clarify, somewhere, why.

Some 10 years ago, a man persuaded some other men that they should die, and kill a lot of other people at the same time.

They died, and in the process killed a lot of people.

In the streets, some people celebrated. In the streets, many people mourned.

As a result, two wars began. Many people died. Many people killed other people. And many of those people died.

10 years after 10 years ago, some people killed that man.

In the streets, many people celebrated. In the streets, surely there are many people who mourn. There must be, because thousands upon thousands of people are dead.

Maybe, somewhere, there’s a god who sorts it all out. Maybe all those people will return to the wheel, to make the same mistakes again in another life.

Or maybe they’re all just dead.

And no one has learned anything at all.

Osama bin Laden was killed. How do I feel?

I feel sad.

Comments

[imanewme.livejournal.com]

I understand what you're saying here. My initial reaction was "gee, I wonder how Taliban is going to retaliate for this?"

Seriously... this isn't a Muslim slam or anything like that.. I'm well aware that Taliban is a group of people who do not represent the Muslim whole. I'm just concerned that we just threw gasoline on a fire somehow.

[grey-damaskena.livejournal.com]

I'm . . . not even concerned about that, honestly. Really, the death of Osama bin Laden changes very little about the existing situation; it only changes the mood of the people already involved.

But when I look at this, I cannot help but feel that death leads only to more death, onwards and onwards in a neverending cycle.

[majochan.livejournal.com]

You put it in much better words than I ever could. Sometimes it just seems like another spin in a neverending cycle. *sigh*

Majo

[grey-damaskena.livejournal.com]

The wheel turns, and everything repeats. The names and the faces change, but not much else. At least, that's how it often seems to me . . . :-( How can there be victory when it all happens over and over again?