Whatever comes to your mind, you are right. Personally, I don't think such kind of acts is in line with the fundamental principles of human life. Killing another for selfish reasons is not the way to go. We all have plans for what the future holds and I tend to think its right if we all got the time and space to do so.
No one has the right to draw the curtains on your life. At least without a 48 hours notice. Maybe then you will have had enough time to say your last goodbyes to family, smile to strangers, confess your undying love to your primary school lover, forgive yourself of all the lies told and maybe try some new things never done before. The list goes on and on.
But that is neither here nor there. The truth about terrorism is out there. Somewhere lacking in the dark streets of life. It's not about the guys with the guns, or the guns with the guys. It's about the people and the intentions. It's about the wars. The wars we fight. In our houses, at work, at school, at church and worst of it all, in our heads.
The real terrorist attacks are not happening in some malls or fancy restaurants, they are happening right now in our social interactions. Take it or leave it, the real terrorist is me and you! How many times have you told a vindictive lie about your friends? How many times have you launched a full-scale emotional attack on your partner? How many times has sheer jealousy taken over your soul? How many times have you fought a battle you know you will never win in your head? How many times? How many times?
I have my doubts about what we have become and what we perceive to be the real danger. Honestly speaking, we are currently our own worst enemy! Take this to the bank! Every day, we have condemned ourselves to relieve the past. To attack our own. Moral obligations have been thrown outside the window.
Nothing breaks my heart than friends and family that never wish you well and if they do, they will look for all ways to make you doubt your success. So far, you better off living off some lone island in the Pacific than where you stay now. You better off hanging out with monkeys than having drinks in your local with people you hardly know if they will ever one day come through for you when you need them to.
Make your own bed and so shall you lie on it. That's one thing life has thought me. We have the choice to end some if not all of the sufferings we go through. Not through stage-managed gun battles, but through something I shall call "Sheer Will". Sheer will to not give a fuck what people think about your intentions and business. Like a lover once told me, it's not my monkey, it's not my circus. So don't make it your business what other people think and say about yourself.
Don't give them a chance to storm your life unannounced, shoot their way through, run over your ambitions, blow up your relationships and leave like nothing ever happened. Stop calling, stop texting, end the lunch dates, move houses, make new friends and be a better friend to them and say hello to new beginnings. I know you wondering how and whom you should do this to, but simply put, I would suggest to anyone that is raging running battles in your mind and life.
A while back, I had this common quote among my friends, "We do not negotiate with terrorist!" Just in case you think we lived in some worn torn country back then, no we were not! We were just young souls trying to make it in a rather calm environment where all the society required of you is sanity, a sober mind and clean heart. But thinking of it, the quote was referring to a social war that we all are too familiar with.
Let's face the truth - we need to stop negotiating with the terrorist! We need to move on from each other. That family member that wishes nothing but doom for you, that friend that is always absent, those memories that are just in the past. There comes a time in life when we don't need some things any more.
Surprisingly these social wars have the same physical emotions as fighting in the frontline of an actual battlefield. The sweat, the tears and blood. Remember that one time you sat down totally engulfed in thoughts and your heart starts beating faster and you begin to sweat? Yeah, that's it! We carry these battles along with us every day. Some way too long after the cause has ended. Worst case if it's in your head. It's simply that simple. Set yourself free! Stop wearing yourself off fighting with shadows.
Today if you packed your bags, bought a one-way ticket to the end of the world, smile and carry on my friend. If someone asks why you are leaving, ask them to give you one good reason why you should stay. Otherwise, adios amigos!
Now back to the question, what comes to your mind when you hear the term terrorist? Am not sure you still hold the same thought in mind. If you do, good luck seeking the truth. Flip the script over. Make a conscious move to let go, lest you fight a never-ending battle. It's time for cease-fire people.
Just like real wars end! So should social wars!
This is so true Brian
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