People have a lot of good things to say about the death of Osama bin Laden. Iowa State University is rumored to have had the 5th largest celebration of his death in the United States. Several people have encouraged me to crack a beer to celebrate his passing. I respectfully declined each time.
Even though the world is indisputably a much better place without bin Laden, I will not celebrate his death. If you have to ask why, consider the following: is hate ever a *good* thing? Does it really matter who it's directed at? I don't think so. Just my two cents.
"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. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction. So when Jesus says 'Love your enemies,' he is setting forth a profound and ultimately inescapable admonition. ... The chain reaction of evil — hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars — must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation."
-Martin Luther King Jr., excerpt from "Strength to Love"
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