I wanted to comment on the big news event yesterday but didn't have time. It is playing on my mind so I figured I'd better do it now. I understand from people's tweets that there was some celebration yesterday at the news of someones death. I am struggling with the concept of celebrating someone dying. I don't think it matters how bad a person is, should we really be celebrating their death? Yes, there might be relief to know that someone bad can't do bad things anymore (although this is not the case of the wicked witch is dead and everyone lives happily ever after, this is a case where their death will just create more people who want to carry on their 'work') but to actually celebrate someones death does not seem right. Perhaps it is more appropriate to mourn the life they lead and the footprints (or should that be bootmarks) they left in the sands of time. I have just seen a tweet that sums up what I was thinking/feeling:
"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy." - Martin Luther King, Jr
Thanks to @michaelstjames via @stephenfry
What are your thoughts?
I felt the same about osama bin laden's death. While I am glad he is gone... I can't rejoice in anyone's death. I get really uneasy watching people celebrate death... not sure what that's about yet.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for stopping by and commenting :-)
ReplyDeleteI don't think I will ever understand how people can do that:-(