Categories: uncategorized
Date: 24 September 2013 15:57:06
...because it feels like it. Okay, maybe just parts of the world. Why oh why do some people seem to think that killing everyone is the answer to the world's problems? It only makes things worse. I still pray for a peaceful, tolerant world where everyone can see that everyone is a human being with worth. That may be a naive hope. I'm sure it is. Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, would say something along the lines of "I'm sure with the peace of God we will find a way forward". With his experience of conflict mediation he knows what's been going on recently much better then me, but I really, really hope and pray that he's right.
Add: I just read something, ironically on a blog by Welby himself. he makes a comment that in hostage situations, the purportraitors are always thinking about the fact that so much attention is placed on why this was done, that the victims in the situation are forgotten about. This is why the presence of children among the dead in Nairobi for example, will have worked so well for those behind the attack. Children suffering is obviously an emotive issue. As sick as it sounds, it all kinda makes sense. Lots of attention on why it was done, so those who died fade into the background. I suppose the world needs to ensure (but not in an over the top way) that the victims are not forgotten. In that sense, I guess we need to remember 9/11, 7/7. all wars on Remembrance, and so many other conflicts around the world, more than ever.