People spend time cultivating hate in themselves against people who are different from them. But rather than doing this, it would be a more difficult feat to cultivate a much stronger, more beneficial feeling: respect.
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By Najia Humayun | August 12, 2012
America, the land of the free. A country whose Constitution guarantees unconditional freedoms -- a rare feat in a world so divided, so prejudiced.
That is why the recent shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin comes as such a shock to all of us. American took up arms against fellow American. Even more so, a human being took the lives of fellow human beings.
It is not about whether the crime was meant to express hate against Sikhs or Hindus or Muslims. This incident was a crime not just against any religion, but against humanity. People spend time cultivating hate in themselves against people who are different from them. But rather than doing this, it would be a more difficult feat to cultivate a much stronger, more beneficial feeling: respect.
As a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, I believe that all centers of worship and all human lives are sacred. So, in the face of such hatred, I hope that we can all strive to follow the simplistic motto set forth by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, "Love for All, Hatred for None," especially as citizens of the United States of America, which strives to protect the freedoms and rights of all human beings.
NAJIA HUMAYUN, Tunnel Hill, Ga.
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