Was shooting Bin Laden justice or revenge? In your opinion how much wrong do people have to do before you should be allowed to kill them? When does someone cross the line of no return by their evil actions? Is there a pathway of reconciling people back into healthy relationships once they have crossed that line which has caused severe disappointment, pain, and even loss?
Most murders in Australia are caused by family members or those in close association with the victim.
Disappointment can be experienced when someone doesn’t fulfill what is perceived should be done for them. This disappointment can grow and begins to cause resentment because of the continuous lack of performance in the relationship on the other party’s part. Resentment can begin to generate a hatred for that person because one hates their behavior. Once hatred in that person has developed because of their behavior, it then causes loss, be it in pleasure, finance, energy, time and especially in expectations.
Some may feel that they can retrieve back some of the loss through revenge. Revenge wants to pay back somebody and it is not often a gradual progress; it is usually a major event.
At the news of Bin Laden’s death, ex-Mayor Giuliani of New York, who lost approximately 3000 members of his city on 9-11, said “He had revenge”.
Revenge invokes anger, violence, bitterness, hatred, and unforgiveness. I believe when you you are committed to seeking justice, it comes out of a heart of compassion, mercy and understanding, but also protection, safety, and wellbeing for all involved. So whatever painful situation you are in, seek justice first and not revenge; justice leads to reconciliation, through understanding and forgiveness – revenge never reconciles any relationship.
Should have Bin Laden been offered reconciliation? Maybe, maybe not!
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