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A Life of Honest Connection

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Shattering the Death of Osama Bin Laden and the many Reactions. . .

This week we saw an epic event occur. President Barack Obama was able to FINALLY kill the man responsible for the terror that was 9/11. The terror and loss still haunts every American today and will linger as an open wound with us for a very, very long time.  I was working at an event at the W Hollywood on Sunday night when the news started to break. A very friendly guest had requested to take a picture with my beautiful friend Mapuana and I and we were in the process of doing just that when he got a phone call from a friend with the news of Bin Laden's death. I thought, "Wow, that is definitely the last piece of news I thought I would be receiving in this already odd scenario." 


The rest of the event unfolded easily and rapidly, we were near the end of it anyway, but I kept wondering what it was that was so unsettling with the outbursts of cheering that kept erupting over the party as everyone spread the news. I know this is good news. I know that it provides a lot of healing and closure for many families affected by the losses we incurred on 9/11. As I checked Facebook I only got more and more unsettled by the cheering and the huzzahing at the death of a life. From an evolution stand point and a humanity stand point, there is just something that sits wrong at the cheering of anyone's death. It feels like it rips us back to the days when entertainment was provided by watching a human being torn to pieces by a lion in a huge stadium. Evolving backward is not the direction we need to be going. 


As I write this, I know that there are people who are going to respond strongly to this blog. They are going to be angry at me for showing even a small amount of compassion for such a horrible human being. I still couldn't shake the overwhelming discomfort that I felt.  The more and more I thought about it, the more I decided to see it as a lifting of darkness. To see that the removal of Bin Laden's dark energy from this planet will allow Bright Light and positive energy to vibrate at a higher level, shine even brighter. 


Finally, that night, on Face Book one of my cousins posted what I was too afraid to say, "Happy about the news, yet somehow uncomfortable with the cheering of a death." As the night went on I saw more and more people come forward reminding others that perhaps celebrating was not the best way to allow peace to return to our world. 


Mariannne Willamson posted,
"I hope Bin Laden's death brings a sense of justice to those who lost loved ones on 9/11, and I'm grateful to those in our military etc. who worked so hard to find him. I hope whatever destructive influence he still had is now ended. That being said, however, the celebrations outside the White House seem naive to me. Tonight is a night for sober and mature reflection, not glee."
 I saw multiple friends post: 
"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." Martin Luther King, Jr.

and 
"The conduct of war is that of a funeral;
when people are killed, it is a time of mourning.
This is why even victorious battle
should be observed without rejoicing." - Lao Tzu
 I think for me, the most bothersome thing is that hate begets hate and the energy behind the celebrations was one of hate. There are people in this world who have been victims of heinous crimes who have looked their attackers in the face and granted them forgiveness. These people know that forgiveness is not for the forgiven but for the person doing the forgiving. 
I only hope that everyone can allow the light to permeate their heart and release the darkness that was Osama Bin Laden. He's taken enough of our light away for now, do not allow him to hold us in darkness. The world is a better place for having his darkness removed. 
The best thing we can do is follow our leader, Obama, who so eloquently said, "So his demise should be welcomed by all who believe in peace and human dignity." Reminding us all that this is a step towards peace and a reminder to honor human dignity.
There is an odd coincidence or perhaps not, with the date that Osama was killed. Hitler committed suicide on April 30, 1945 almost exactly 66 years to the day that Osama was killed. I believe in signs and repeating numbers are a huge part of that. When I saw the significance of 66 years, I immediately looked up what the number 6 means. For me, the number 6 is a reminder of Harmony, Balance, Sincerity, love and truth, reminding us to --- administer compassion and consciously choose forgiveness.
Pretty incredible. Please also check out Dee Wallace's blog post about this. . . she seems to communicate what I hope I was also able to share. 
http://iamdeewallace.blogspot.com/2011/05/enigma-of-osama-bin-laden-and-us.html