What is your opinion?
Good morning, All!Would like your opinion, please.
I just had a conversation with a co-worker regarding Alan Henning. He's the British hostage that may be beheaded next. I pray it doesn't happen!!
I basically read to my co-worker what was written in today's Washington Post that Henning was the only non-Muslim traveling in his convoy and was aware of the risk. He was kidnapped on December 26, 2013, in Syria. My co-worker immediately replied he was a fool. He knew the risk he was taking. He left his family to feed other families. He should have stayed home with his own family; none of this would have happened to him. I said to her that she needed to soften her heart. Regardless of his decision to go, you don't feel sorry for him. She replied, no I do not need to soften my heart...he knew that trip was risky...he was a fool.
There has been an outcry from the British Muslim community appealing for his release. I think the outcry will fall on deaf's ears. Regardless, I pray Henning gets to come home to his family.
To me, Henninng, has a big heart. Trying to help others was in his heart. He may have known about the risk, but he wanted to complete his mission at least one more time.
Do you feel sorry for him? Are you concerned at all?
Do you have a cold heart that you think he deserves what he gets?
Or, no opinion.
Comments (17)
I don't feel sorry for him, (I do for his wife/kids) he knew the risks having been captured once already.
However having said that, I do give credit where it's due, he was in a dangerous place doing a dangerous job and not too many would raise their hand to take his place.....
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If a person has special expertise and no person who is single is available to take up that post then I have to say that it must be the man and his family who choose and we must respect and value them for that.
My mother lived in third world countries caring for and liberating destitute people but she had to leave us all in order to do that.
When she died she said that she had no regrets but I missed my mum seeing my children ie her grandchildren growing up. I think my answer to this is that we should not be judge and jury on this as so many people may have stood to benefit had he not fallen into the wrong hands.
feel useless about what to do. These people are feeding off of
our media reaction. So maybe the thing to do is not react.
Boko Harum and ISIS are using uneducated illiterate people to
do their bidding, and they will listen to whatever the leaders
tell them. These Countries have to get their own House in order.
imo.
Now as sad as it is, the only thing I can do is to compensate his family for the heroism he has given to mankind.
In February, there was a blog here that exposed the Syrian Extremist beheading children that are innocent but Christians, how cruel is that. It's through these brave people that UN found out and published it so you and I would know. So you and I accept the evils happening out there.
The question is what are we going to do?
As 2nd says our deepest prayers should be with him and his family. He needs to feel that he has made a difference right now and not be judged.
I wish there was something we could do to help I truly do.
My heart aches and feels very heavy for all who suffer at the hands of those who do such cruel and unkind things to any human being.... It is beyond what I believe our hearts and minds can comprehend and take in.
Thank you PR, for posting this, for the more people praying and sending positive thoughts the more this dear family and man will feel supported and loved.
Your kind and gentle heart is an example to us.
Feeling very sad.
No, the only do-gooders I don't like are the hypocritical do-gooders whose good intentions pave the road to hell for other people - e.g. White flighters who support open borders because it's politically correct. I'd much prefer it if ISIS removed the heads of some of these people.