Open Letter to Bin Ladin
Please explain to me why we all should convert to Islam. What is the purpose of all being the same? If we were all the same, did the same, thought the same, why get up each morning? Each day would be the same, very much like I image prison life. Speaking of imagine, why imagine? Why think of new ideas? Why be creative?
For myself, a female of advancing age, I applaud the diversity of the world. I respect our differences and become more alive because of the flow of ideas. My husband and I have walked side by side for almost fifty years. When he trips, I am there to pick him up, and when I falter he is there to guide me. We process differently, we think differently. No one is better than the other, but because of our differences, we are still exciting to each other.
When I wonder about a world all the same, I look to nature for an example. What if there was only one kind of flower. Let’s say a rose. The beautiful red rose. Now all we see is red roses. Our vision would be come blinded by and indifferent to their beauty. It is only when there are red, yellow, blue pink and so on of all different flowers that I can appreciate each one. Only by respecting the unique margin of difference of each creature, religion, and culture, can there be peace on earth.
