Sunday night the United States celebrated the assassination of Osama Bin Laden, and there seems to be a thought rolling around, as indicated by some posts on Facebook, that maybe we are not being as spiritual as Dr. Martin Luther King would have us be:”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.” –Martin Luther King, Jr I think the celebration that occurred was not really about the “Assassination” of Bin Laden, because I think we would be celebrating as much if he had been captured, but rather that maybe, just maybe, we do not have to be as concerned about another 911 attack.
His death, as we all know, does not remove all concern from any future attacks, but it does provide a partial accountability for the 911 attacks.
For all of the families who have lost someone in the 911 attacks, for the men and women who have died in this awful war & for all of the people who felt the horror of watching the bodies fall on 911, I think we owe them their moment of closure that this must have brought them.
Yes, it is GOOD to remember the words of Dr. Martin Luther King and try to live DAILY with those words and act in that same way. We should remember it when we communicate and interact with friends, family members and people we see on the street. When we do that we will truly honor those words and the values instilled by our society.
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Nora, that’s said the way I’m thinking, but couldn’t put it in to words. Thank you! Yours was the best post on FB yet….
Good Morning Pete; Thank you for taking the time to respond! Sometimes the words we look for are not readily available. You may remember in school I was never short on having words available, but sometimes short on knowing how to put them together, so I’m glad these words resonated with you. Please enjoy your day
Very wise words, Nora. Unfortunately, hatred breeds retaliation. We must remain vigilant.
yes it certainly can, so it is especially important that we remain aware at all times of how we enteract with one another and how we let what goes on not inflate our emotions. Good hearing from you Lisa, I swear we need to get together for an iced tea or a glass of wine
thanks nich I’m looking forward to my appointment with you today
Very well said Mother!! Love you
Hey sweetie, thanks, by the way I have not gotten any calls from you. I’m bad I have not tried calling either just crazy busy. but I’m sure looking forward to spending time with you on your birthday. Love You Tons Mom
ps I have been calling you….
Awesome Nora! Best post re: UBL’s death on FB yet…
Agreed Nora, let’s do vino! Here another MLK post from Trever Yarrish: “The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Through violence you may murder the hater, but you do not murder hate. In fact, violence merely increases hate. So it goes. Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, 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.” Martin Luther King Jr., “Where do we go from here: Chaos or community?” (1967)”