Osama's death has emerged to be a scavenging truth, addressing questions on the nature of his death. Whether or not, the character of a human being decides the brutality of his death, or allows others a "piece of his flesh" is a great debate. When you read articles about the astounding loyalty his multiple wives have shown towards him, both before and after his death, try and follow the age old activity of putting yourself in their shoes. I'm not trying to assert a highly absurd assumption here, but have myself received abundant clarity over what family can mean to anyone. Shield or not, the wife at the compound could very well be a committed partner in marriage, which by the way, is better, if not worse, than being in love with an asshole.
One could talk about religion in the same tone. I'm going to sound factually obscure but for more than half of the Jihad-driven population, turning against an Indian who has been inflicting "pain" on a Kashmiri Muslim in PoK, qualifies for hatred. If one separates the word "religious duty" from the meaning of Jihad, then they could very well fit into, not eating non-veg on a Tuesday, not sleeping on a bed after a death in a family, not allowing women in a crematorium and other such, irrational actions prompted by religion , and religion alone. It was Jihad which led Maulana Masood Azhar's brother to hijack IC 814. His brain might have found adequate logic in hoping for a family re union. This emotion overtook three-fourth of his sensibility. The remaining quarter saw Jihad coming to his rescue. Incorrectly driven, but mostly in emotion.
Obviously, I'm not defending the terrorists. And I'm no Zakir Naik sitting on National Television backing inglorious crimes in the name of religion. I am not waiting for Kasab to come and tell me why he did what he did.
However, I do believe that the emotional construct of all human beings, criminals, terrorists and the innocent, is alike. While some are vigorously tampered with, others resort to more humane ways of channelising them via suitable and more importantly, non-violent mediums.
The effect is never the same. A cellphone flung in aggression and a building brought down to crumble. The cause, however, remains the same.
I've pondered over this school of thought too. Trying the 'I should put myself in his/her shoes' practice has led me to amazing conclusions over the emotional thought process of us - homo sapiens. At the heart of every decision any human being has made lies a personal emotion unguided by any of the external forces that might be acting on him/her. The actions are more or less a reflection of that decision. So when Ajmal Kasab committed the heinous crime he is accused of, his thoughts were something which only he could fathom of. He did what he felt right and that is just how the way a human brain functions. It gets twisted in ways you or me can't dare to imagine but it all makes sense to the twisted psyche.
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