5-3-2011: Its not exactly a month yet but there is one thing for sure, time flies fast if you are busy. I was able to get in the OR and assist in some of the surgeries. Very neat and valuable experience especially when I know thats all I will be doing in future.
I would say I was born before some of the killings occurred in the name of religion in the world and it happened repeatedly. At the time, when killings were happening in the name of religion, in India, I was very young. I never understood why people cannot live happily at that age but it seems picture is becoming more and more clearer. It was the hatred between the Hindus and Muslims during my younger years and now its between Muslims and Christians. The hatred is such that its starting to look like war of religions where muslims abuse the profit of christians and vice versa. I mean there are people out there who never implement the principles of these religions in their life and take every teaching in a radicalized manner.
I heard one of the Chaplains discussing the negatives in the faith of the enemy but he failed to understand the hatred he might be spreading among our own soldiers by discussing it loudly. May be I am failing to understand that the chaplains are also human beings and expecting a lot more than they can offer. The war in Afghanistan is a tough one because we are dealing with completely uneducated people of villages who have no way of knowing whats right and whats wrong. Thats where the Imams/Mullahs take advantage of the situation and recruit their Jihadis. The only way to win the hearts and minds of these brainwashed souls is by showing them our kind gestures. Like what we are doing in our hospitals and care centers. Medical providers are working very hard to provide the very needed services.
just a personal opinion, it might change as my time progresses in Afghanistan.
I would say I was born before some of the killings occurred in the name of religion in the world and it happened repeatedly. At the time, when killings were happening in the name of religion, in India, I was very young. I never understood why people cannot live happily at that age but it seems picture is becoming more and more clearer. It was the hatred between the Hindus and Muslims during my younger years and now its between Muslims and Christians. The hatred is such that its starting to look like war of religions where muslims abuse the profit of christians and vice versa. I mean there are people out there who never implement the principles of these religions in their life and take every teaching in a radicalized manner.
I heard one of the Chaplains discussing the negatives in the faith of the enemy but he failed to understand the hatred he might be spreading among our own soldiers by discussing it loudly. May be I am failing to understand that the chaplains are also human beings and expecting a lot more than they can offer. The war in Afghanistan is a tough one because we are dealing with completely uneducated people of villages who have no way of knowing whats right and whats wrong. Thats where the Imams/Mullahs take advantage of the situation and recruit their Jihadis. The only way to win the hearts and minds of these brainwashed souls is by showing them our kind gestures. Like what we are doing in our hospitals and care centers. Medical providers are working very hard to provide the very needed services.
just a personal opinion, it might change as my time progresses in Afghanistan.
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