Something Worth Writing About

I am sure you have all heard the news about a man named Nick Berg. He was an American searching for work in Iraq, and was beheaded by supposed Al Qaeda members. Of course, what makes it more brutal and terrorizing is the fact that they gave a speech before beheading him, all on tape for the world to see.

It never ceases to amaze me the brutality that goes on in our world. From the ongoing crisis in the Congo, to this most recent incident, the capacity of the human to inflict pain on others is disturbing to say the least. I tried to watch the video of Mr. Berg's death, which I immediately took as twisted in itself. How could I possibly sit and watch a man die, video tape or not? I didn't make it through the tape. His pain was too real. Sadly, the most horrifying thing on the tape is not the beheading (gruesome as it was), it was the way that several peoples stood by and watched this - even helped - without even flinching. They honestly believed that it was God's will. As if any God wishes that kind of pain on his children.

This world is sick. Hurry up space program, I'd like to move to Mars.