I recently received a few e-mails that were labled “Important”, “Interesting” or “Must Pass On”. They were from people that I trust and love and I’m 100% sure they were sent with my safety and others safety in mind. These people are not racists or bigots except they, like all of us, have blind spots that they might now know about or understand. I took the content of the emails with a grain of salt because they were somewhat emotionally charged and targeted towards a group of people that I’ve come to know and love. If you can’t figure it out, I’m talk about the Muslims and Saudi people. I want to take a minute and tell you what kinds of people the Saudis are give you a little room for pause.
The 9/11 Hijackers came from Saudi Arabia. Osama Bin Laden is Saudi. The Khobar Tower Bombings were done by Saudis. Does that make all Saudis bad people? NO!!! These people were a radical few that DO NOT represent all of the Saudis. If you believe that they represent all Saudis then you must believe that Tim Mcvey, the Unibomber, George Bush and Barrack Obama represent all Americans in their way of thinking, and the last time I checked, I belive that most Americans believe that Tim McVey was a nut case, the Uni-Bomber is a lone freak and let’s not even talk about George and Barry!
Two weeks ago I went and had an evening with a new friend who took me to hang out with some of his friends and watch soccer and eat. You couldn’t find a better group of guys. Young, intelligent, curious, open minded value based, forward thinking and desirous to learn. I had to leave early and they all asked why I wasn’t staying for dinner. They wanted to feed me and wanted to keep talking. We laughed, we talked religion (they didn’t call me an infadel or a damed soul), they asked me about my faith they accepted me for who I was and didn’t judge me based on Barry or George. We shared values and ideas about family, life and God. I can tell you we didn’t agree on everything, but they brought me into their home and welcomed me. Who could ask for more?
Another example of the wonderful people that I live amongst!
I had the opportunity to work with a group of employee’s for a full straight week from every corner of the Kingdom. They were so hungry for good knowledge and they were so ready for the knowledge that when the time came to learn they learned. They didn’t judge the instructor because I was American! They didn’t hate me because I spoke English and no Arabic. They welcomed me into their midst and accepted me and asked me to teach them. They are 100% my equals. I’m not better than them and they are not better than me, but together we are better because of the experience.
I work directly with three Muslims who are the most wonderful example of true God fearing men, who love their families and strive to live a good life. They are very much like us in that they are worried every day about their kids, their spouse, their ability to make a living for them, their future and their eternal progression and more.
These people speak a different language and practice a different religion but they are not that different from us. So here is my challenge to you. Stop watching the news and believing what the the Media or our Government tells us about Muslims. They are good people. Stop reading and then passing on the non-sense that we hear about Muslims and the Middle East. We are falling victim to the same trap that many Saudi’s are falling for. Over here you see people who look at pictures of war, which invovlve mutilated bodies, dead families and much more and they believe that it was/is the US military because that is what the Media tells them. Come on how silly is that. Get out and start making friends with the Muslims you know, greet those from the Middle East with an open heart not a skeptical heart. Let’s help them rescue their own religion that has been hijacked by radicals just like what the Christian fanatics would like to do to us.
For those of you who are saying, “Evan’s gone crazy”, I’m still a proud American. I still love my country, am firm in my faith and yes I’m still conservative in my beliefs and I’m not a Barry follower. LOL, but I’m also getting away from the media that is so calculating and I’m talking about all sides even my favorite media outlets. Wow what an admission. LOL
Well if you are still reading, then you found some sense to what I was saying. I hope to see you again on this blog.
Ev
