Diane woke me this morning with the news of Osama Bin Ladin’s death. I lay there for a few minutes trying to take that in.. how did I  feel ? Good ? Bad.. Relieved ? Fearfull ? .. I guess a little of all of those things..

It was not until I went downstairs and started reading about other peoples reactions that my reaction began to change.. When I saw that people were celebrating Bin Ladin’s death I was deeply saddened.. not because I had compassion for him. but because no-one should celebrate another’s death. No matter how evil. Justice is important.. and Bin Ladin certainly deserved justice. He destroyed many peoples lives in support of his own ideology.  I know that he was a dangerous man who used violence to promote his cause..The world is no doubt better off with out him.., .. But justice is one thing..and vengeance is another. Vengeance s a dangerous and poisonous emotion…Believe me I understand the anger behind a senseless death.. but this is not a time for celebrating.. it’s a time for closure.. for thinking.. and for coming together  to work for peace and justice….

I know many reading this will not agree with me..  and I don’t mean to condemn anyone for how they feel.. I just need to let folks know how I feel.

nite all.. lets work for peace, nite sam

-me