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The entire world was (perhaps still) in waves of shock and disbelief when the news of Osama bin Laden’s death circulated every inch of the media globally. Many were celebrating, some were doubtful, others didn’t really care. Let’s just get straight to the point: Yes, he was a terrorist. Yes, he was the mastermind of the 9/11 incident which caused the death of many innocent people.

Despite the things he did, a corner of my mind finds it wrong to celebrate a person’s death – regardless how he/she used to be during life. Maybe it is because I was not directly affected when it happened, I was not there when the suicide bombing took place, I did not lose anyone I love in the incident. But that’s not exactly what I’m trying to say.

Many would say he deserved to die. And I’m not disagreeing, I’m not saying he was not wrong or he was not a bad person. I guess what I’m trying to say is that when someone we care about dies, we mourn. Yet when someone we hate/dislike dies, we have a celebration. The bigger picture is that someone died. A death took place. Someone lost her husband (in this case, a few), children lost their father. At the end of the day, we are doing something that does not seem right – celebrating something tragic.

I guess it’s a mixed feeling. Do not get me wrong, I’m not saying terrorism should not be everybody’s ultimate enemy. I’m not saying we should feel bad for him because he’s dead. I’m just looking at it in a different perspective. It is a lot like because you’re a killer, I’m going to kill you. Gandhi once said, an eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.

Nonetheless, I am glad the people who suffered tremendous losses and agony due to the 9/11 incident can finally have some sort of closure, some sort of comfort knowing that justice has been served. They deserve at the very least, that.

But after 3,000 Americans dead on 9/11, countless more in the Middle East, up to half a million Muslims dead in Iraq and Afghanistan and 10 years trying to find Bin Laden, I think it is time for the world to finally work towards world peace and harmony. End every political conflict. Stop placing citizens sandwiched between two parties with one wanting to achieve greater power than the other. Move towards putting a stop at poverty, starvation, wars and what not.

On another note, I think it is time for people to brush off that mindset of “every Muslim with a long beard could be a terrorist“. After the 9/11 incident, Muslims get stopped at airport security checks. When you sit next to a Muslim with a turban on the plane, you have a little fear growing inside of you. The entire world sees Pakistanis as supporters of Osama bin Laden.

The thing is, most people in Pakistan just want to live. They just want to lead normal lives where they do not get branded as “the same type as the number one terrorist in the world”. There were hate crimes in certain Western countries discriminating against Muslims just because they shared the same religion and beliefs as the most wanted terrorist on Earth.

I think it is very important but very difficult – to make people see that what one man had done does not reflect his entire community. He was a terrorist, he was a horrible person. Does that mean his family members are too? All of his friends as well? Including his children? Imagine growing up being labeled as a terrorist’s child when all he/she probably wants is to be known as just another kid?

I think Islam is a good religion, just like every other religion because I believe every religion teaches good and only good. However certain people decide to manipulate it whether for their own personal gains or not – and it should not be the picture used to describe others who practise the same religion/beliefs.

via CNN.

Source.

“Neither the Koran nor the prophet Muhammad’s teachings in the Hadith call for the execution of blasphemers, but Islamic scholars and jurists from generations past included the death sentence when drafting Islamic law.”

The town cleric, who made the initial complaint against Bibi, called her death sentence one of the happiest moments of his life. “Tears of joy poured from my eyes,” Qari Salim told CNN.

Religion does not teach one to be pleased or delighted about another person’s death/misfortune, regardless of the situation. Is this what the world is becoming into, denying children their rights to have a mother just because a person filed a complaint for sacrilege?

If she really did express insults, doesn’t every religion preach forgiveness? But what if she did not, what if all she said was something little but these people added their own words into it and made a mountain out of a molehill?

The question remains: does she deserve to be hanged? Does anyone deserve to be killed? Whoever gave man the right to to away the live of another?

Religion.

Religion has always been one of my interests. Just like how a person does not have to be a chef to enjoy good food – one does not need to practise religion in order to learn about it. I also strongly believe that religion does not make a person good, it depends on the individual alone.

An extremely devout person may not necessarily be a good person. I think it should not require something that is believed to be of a certain higher power to make mankind want to do good and be fearful of consequences if they were to act evil. Why can’t we be of sincere hearts because we want to, not because we’re supposed to?

Anyway, there are so many religions and beliefs in today’s world that it is impossible to determine which is better than the other. The fact is, there is no better one. I think each and every one of them only teaches good things, none of them are telling people to cause harm or inflict pain.

When people misinterpret or manipulate their religion into something bad and they claim that they’re doing what they’re supposed to do, that is not to be blamed on religion. It is to be blamed on those individuals who want to gain something for themselves using the wrong approach.

I also think that application forms or any type of forms that require users to fill in – should exclude the race and/or religion aspect out. I simply do not see the need for it because if you’re looking for an employee – anyone can do a good job provided they have the capability to do so and they want to do so. It is not tied down to skin colour or what their beliefs are.

Just because you are of religion A and someone else is of religion B, C, or D; it does not give you the right to criticise them or their beliefs. There is no more superior one, and you’ve got to respect that. If you’re someone who does not believe in faith or you choose not to get too involved with it, I think that’s fine provided you do not think that people who do are less better.

All bad things in this world are caused by mankind, all good things in this world are also caused by mankind. It is the matter of whether people want to make good or bad.

Racism.

I’m big on non-racism. I find racists revolting and they deserve to be punished in one way or another. We are only one type – human. Skin colours are like clothes. You can see the beauty in materials that come in different patterns and colours but you can’t do the same with your own species? Body sizes are like shoe sizes, making fun of people’s shoe sizes is a retarded act and so is making fun of people’s bodies.

What I can’t stand is people who go around saying oh I hate racism and I thought all these remarks about people’s differences are so yesterday, but when they come across a tiny little experience they forget all about whatever they preached and turn into a racist themselves. Not every person from a particular race is the same, just because someone who is of a particular religion is bad, it does not mean every single individual of the same religion is alike.

All religions teach only the good and they’d never turn a person evil, it is an individual’s choice when it comes to actions and choice of doings. If you are a good person, you don’t need a religion to prove that. If you see someone of a certain race doing something terrible, how can you say for sure that every person of that race is the same? Generalisation. I think people generalise too much. They fail to see that we are each born uniquely and we should not be categorised into groups like objects.

Every person should be seen as a separate unit and whatever we do or say, it is on our tab. No one else should be responsible for our actions.

Don’t hate. It will kill you slowly and soon it will kill all of us.

When things get out of hand, who’s to blame? Who’s to save the situation?

Every religion teaches only the values that are considered moral, each of them preaches its followers to be a good person. Yet I see riots and battles triggered by religious issues. A cow’s head, now a torched church and not forgetting smashed cars. I’m sure most of you have heard by now, it’s really disgracing and humiliating to be a part of all these.

Demeaning other religions and people’s beliefs does not make you or your religion more superior. It only shows how harebrained and asinine a person can be. Why start a feud for nothing, what good could possibly come out of this? Not to mention this big concern over the use of the word “Allah”, it’s just a word. How can it possibly threaten/shake the faith and devotion of a true follower of the religion so easily? The only thing that should be questioned is how strong is the commitment of the followers. If there is nothing to be questioned about on that, so what is the big hoo-haa actually?

This is why I always believe that a person does not have to belong to any religion to have a good heart and just because a person is religious, it doesn’t make him/her a good person. You can pray ten times a day and still be a murderer. You can say you don’t steal but you could be a rapist. The question is, who knows? So stop trying to be a hero trying to show off your “masculinity” or whatever it is by taking part in all these preposterous activities. It puts the entire nation in ultimate shame.

*Please note that the above is not directed to a specific religion/race but to all.

Anyways you know how when it’s time to send your car for servicing, it’s as though the car knows it’s time to get new “stuff” (parts) so some of them begin to rebel. First the rims, then the absorber, next was the air-cond. But I’m not even complaining, dad gets everything repaired and done hahah. Consumes a lot of money though, having a car can be quite high-maintenance if you wanna keep it at an excellent level.

I have an idea. Why not every two person share ONE car. It could be your spouse, your best friend, even your parent/sibling. Come to an agreement where the other person is in charge of driving you anywhere for a week, and then the following week the same thing but swap persons. The person in charge of driving will have the car for that week, and any other conditions can be applied according to mutual understanding.

That would save a lot of moolah, all payments (fuel, servicing, etc) will be divided into half! Also, better for the environment. Lesser air pollution, lesser noise pollution, smaller amount of vehicles on the road which will lead to reduced traffic jams, thus lower stress levels among drivers and to a better and healthier lifestyle, ain’t that great!

Just one tiny little hiccup, a car can only be registered under one name if I’m not mistaken so that could instigate some trouble if you know what I’m talking about. Well no one said life was easy. Just a crazy plan which may not work for many but could work for me

I love my top btw!