Unsettled

I've been feeling unsettled ever since the news of Osama Bin Laden's death was announced. Not because I'm unhappy that he's not on Earth anymore, but because there are many people who seem to be doing tit-for-tat. In other words, returning the hate he spread with even more hate. How are some people doing this? by celebrating his demise. And that's what makes me sad. Not that Bin Laden is gone, but that people are being so hateful in response to it.

Did Bin Laden hurt and murder many US and indeed world citizens? Yes. Did he change the lives of many families forever, forcing them to live with the kind of pain that will never completely go away no matter how much time passes? Absolutely. But think about this: Do you remember how you felt when you saw people in the Middle East celebrating the 911 attacks? What message does it send to the world if people here do the very same thing in response to Bin Laden's demise? To me, it seems that we don't practice what we preach. Responding to hate with more hate is not the way I choose to respond. Think about it.