What are your feelings about 9/11?

9/11 I feel was a rude awakening for America, and a sad day for Islam/Muslims.

I will relay a story that a friend of mine told me of a former classmate of hers.  She said her classmate had always thought it was funny to kick guys in the nuts, so one day when she was about to my friend had advise her not too, she didn't listen and proceeded to kick the guy in the nuts.  She was too busy laughing to notice that the guy didn't think it was funny at all and proceeded to punch her in the face.

I don't know what happened after that, but any logical person would say that this guy had justified reason for his action, but of course some may have just seen it as a guy punching a girl in the face and thinking it is a ridiculous act, and the girl could have put on the whole "you're a monster? how could you do that?!" routine.  So now a guy who sought to only give her a piece of her own medicine has now become a monster in the public eye.

I think the point is obvious.

I also look at this day as a sad day for Islam, because as a result of a radical offshoot that claims to be representing Islam, the Muslims of the world (who are against terrorism) have and continue to experience great persecution.

I think 9/11 should be remembered as the day that America felt the pain that money other countries such as Panama and Japan have experienced from America.  It should be a day when we come to realize that no good is produced from acts of evil, to quote Rev. Cornelius from 'The Fifth Element', "evil begets evil".  We should take a really good look at why it is that we are fighting each other, and what is stopping us from letting go and forgiving.  To be a Christian wishing destruction of the Muslims is no better than Muslims wishing destruction on Christians. 

We should examine the logic of hating/persecuting others in the name of religion, and really try to understand the guiding principles of the faith based on its scriptures (not of the way certain people choose to direct the faith).  We should learn to realize that we are really the weak ones losing when we kill flesh and blood, and rather stronger ones winning when we forgive.  I believe it was Abraham Lincoln who said, "Am I not destroying my enemies when I make them my friends?

Remember that this body is only but a vehicle for our soul to develop itself.  The body is controlled by the ego, and overly concerned with itself, thinking it is more important than the soul.  What is good for our ego is many times contrary to the development of our soul, the more important of the two.  For life of the body is quite limited in comparison to that of the soul.