Re: Believers on Believers
Ravi Jaan, you are not getting the point.
I felt more sad when Katrina happened if compared to 9/11 because what I saw on TV were the streets I have been on. And probably more so at 9/11 than at 7/7 and oh yeah Spain had some bombings too. I felt the Pakistan Earth Quake more than Indian Tsunami probably for the same reason some Jews feel their genocide was more tragic than the ones happening in Africa. I can argue that for the same reason, Pak army killings in the border region haven't stressed Islamabad as much as Lal Masjid.
No matter how much of a human nature it may be, it doesn't make it right. And the first step is to acknowledge that.
Yes Im not getting the point.. on the one hand you are finding solace that you are not like them, on the other you feel you do the same thing for things like Katrina and Pakistan Earthquake.
But supposing it is human nature to feel one's own tragedy strongly compared to others, I dont agree that it is wrong. If you start making decisions that affect other people's lives based on the assumption that their lives have less value, then it would be wrong. Feeling more for what you have attachments to is just an expression of your emotions, which may be irrelevant in an objective analysis, but you arent really a Turing Machine.