Suicide
Bombers Mindset
By. P. J.
2005/01/26
I
have some very dear and close friends who no longer define
themselves as Muslim but rather as from a Muslim background. They
are intelligent and very peaceful people. They enjoy their lives in
the
USA
and are very outspoken about any acts of terrorism or any violence.
They do not associate with the "devout followers of the faith"
& prefer to associate with people who want to peacefully co-exist and
facilitate peace and understanding in the world.
However, I
once had the opportunity to hear a Muslim man speak who I would have
guessed was a very happy man.... or at least he had what many people
strive for..... happily married to a nice & attractive lady, intelligent
children who excel in school, nice home, freedom to practice his faith in
the "Great Satan", has a good job etc...... all the things one
would think would contribute to making for a happy life. I
was surprised to hear him defend suicide bombers in
Palestine
!! He said though he is too old (I didn't
realize there were age restrictions) that he would consider being a
suicide boomer. He said suicide bombers are out-numbered
technologically and financially speaking so they fight back with the
only "weapon" they have. Their lives have
been made a living hell and they have nothing to live for, so they die
for their faith and their country. If his statements
regarding the suicide bombers in
Palestine
are true, I fail to see why that would make him view his own
life as being "nothing to live for"?! I can only
imagine the grief, pain & hardship a family experiences when they
loose a loved one and especially a life lost due to violence.......... AND
SUICIDE. I would think his energy would be better
utilized if he tried to contribute toward the peace in Palestine/Israel
rather than facilitate another death. What a horrible thing
for children in the area to witness. I have personally
seen the pain of family members when they loose a loved one to
suicide. Especially if children are involved, they
grow up thinking that person did not want to "stick around" and
be involved in their life. There is no sum of money that
justifies suicide in a child's mind..... they are left wondering where is
my mom/dad and what will now happen to me.... why did my mom/dad not want
to be with me etc. I think the only thing worse would be to
leave the child with a desire to follow one in suicide in the future.
To somehow glorify the act of suicide is a horrible "mission" to
leave a child. Most kids think, I want to grow up and be
a doctor, teacher, fireman, mommy, daddy, etc........ who would want to
hear their child say, when I get older (maybe when I'm 10) I want to blow
myself up and kill other people and never grow up to experience life and
make a contribution to life. I never hear
Muslim people complain when one Muslim group has conflict with another
Muslim group. I heard very little input from Muslim
people regarding the Iraqi/Kurd conflicts years ago. It seems
it is only when Muslims have conflict with
Israel
does it warrant interaction from outside Muslim groups? I do
not pretend to be a political expert nor an expert on
Middle East
conflicts..... I am only a spectator and left wondering why a person who
has so much to live for would identify with those who act as if
they have nothing in life which they want to live for
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