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Obviously I am not speaking directly to those who would neither [[listen]] to nor credit what I have to say, the terrorists themselves; although we would hope that would be the case. But for the rest of you who are puzzled and, as you say, stumped by these events, we can only ask you to be even more open-minded, more open-hearted, and more spiritually [[creative]] on how you [[understand]] these events.    Realize that the very terror of terrorism all through history has been the impersonal aspect of it.  

Obviously I am not speaking directly to those who would neither [[listen]] to nor credit what I have to say, the terrorists themselves; although we would hope that would be the case. But for the rest of you who are puzzled and, as you say, stumped by these events, we can only ask you to be even more open-minded, more open-hearted, and more spiritually [[creative]] on how you [[understand]] these events.    Realize that the very terror of terrorism all through history has been the impersonal aspect of it.  

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire Roman Empire] wasn’t particularly interested in the individuality of those who came against it, but rather evolved a way of terror themselves. Consider the whole aspect of [[crucifixion]] which, simply if you were a Roman Citizen, you were guaranteed this would not be your [[death]]. But for those who came against the Roman Empire, this was reserved. And it was not only being tied and then nailed to a cross, but all the preliminary scourging, the [[torture]] which could kill the individual from the sheer amount of pain.

The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire Roman Empire] wasn’t particularly interested in the individuality of those who came against it, but rather evolved a way of terror themselves. Consider the whole aspect of [[crucifixion]] which, simply if you were a Roman Citizen, you were guaranteed this would not be your [[death]]. But for those who came against the Roman Empire, this was reserved. And it was not only being tied and then nailed to a cross, but all the preliminary scourging, the [[torture]] which could kill the individual from the sheer amount of pain.

So in one way this is nothing new. But yes, with your modern media you are correct in that there are individuals who are now actually advertising these [[obscene]] things they are doing to people very close up. I even hesitate to specify all these things that are on your evening news.   

So in one way this is nothing new. But yes, with your modern media you are correct in that there are individuals who are now actually advertising these [[obscene]] things they are doing to people very close up. I even hesitate to specify all these things that are on your evening news.