Kayla Jean Mueller - why should the world care.

[prasad1]

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The Islamic State group reported Friday that Muller, whose 18-month captivity had largely been kept secret in an effort to save her, had died in a recent Jordanian airstrike targeting the militants. On Tuesday, her parents and U.S. officials said they were now certain of her death, although officials said they could not confirm how she died.

Mueller, from Prescott, Arizona, has been involved in several humanitarian efforts since graduating from Northern Arizona University in 2009, including work with Syrian refugees on the Turkey-Syrian border through the Danish Refugee Council and with Turkey-based Support for Life.

She also carried out humanitarian work in northern India and Israel and Palestine, as well as spending a year working at a local HIV/AIDS clinic and a women’s shelter in Arizona.

Mueller once explained her reasons for such humanitarian work by saying: “I find God in the suffering eyes reflected in mine, if this is how you are revealed to me, this is how I will forever seek you.”

A May 2013 article in Prescott’s The Daily Courier reported Mueller once helped reunite a Syrian man with his then 6-year-old child, after the bombing of a Turkish refugee camp.

“This is the reality for Syrians two and a half years on. When Syrians hear I’m an American, they ask, ‘Where is the world?’ All I can do is cry with them, because I don’t know,” The Daily Courier reported Mueller saying. “Syrians are dying by the thousands, and they’re fighting just to talk about the rights we have.”
She said she found “joy” in the work that she did and she would “not let this suffering be normal.”

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She taught English in India for a year.
A beautiful person, will be missed by her extended family.

 

[JR]

Why should these Americans and foreigners choose such volatile regions of the world for practicing humanity? they have been seeking danger in my opinion. Anyway, I sincerely regret what happened to them all - all these humanitarians beheaded and lost their lives to terrorism, including Kayla. May her soul rest in peace.

 

[prasad1]

Jrji,
The aid and volunteer workers are different people than a person like me. I admire their dedication and they make a difference. I have been to Haiti, I have seen how much these aid workers contribute. I am sorry I can not do it, I do not have the talent, and I need my conveniences. I have also seen Mother Theresa do her work near my home in India. I may not like her goals but I admire her dedication.

1. People like to make a difference. Whether focused on their street, their neighborhood, community or the world, people want to know that their efforts are actually making a difference to another human being.
2. Volunteering makes people feel better. Giving to others without expecting anything in return is reward enough for many volunteers. Many report feeling their mood brighten by seeing how others are affected by their work. Some volunteers get “addicted” to these good feelings—a real bonus for their chosen organizations.
3. People like to learn. Many folks look to volunteering as an opportunity to learn new skills, or do something completely different than their profession.
4. Volunteers are “people people.” Many volunteers report their love of meeting new people as a big reason they offer their help to service organizations.
5. People love to support their favorite causes. Step inside an animal shelter and you’ll see animal lovers volunteering their time. Look no farther than the Boys and Girls clubs and you’ll find volunteers who relish the idea of turning around the life of a kid.
6. Volunteers love to be active. Most volunteers aren’t good at the couch potato thing. These folks love to be out and about in the community,
7. Everyone like perks. Some people are ushering at the local theater because they want to see plays for free. Others volunteer at art museums to get their fill of paintings and sculptures.
8. Some folks love seeing how things work. Certain volunteers get a kick out of seeing how a food bank or health clinic works.

We volunteer at the food bank, My daughter volunteers with Habitat for Humanity building Houses. One of her friend just Got back from volunteer work in Liberia. We with her parents were worried. But without the helping hand of these volunteers and organization like Doctors without Border, Red Cross, Oxfam world will be bleak place, and thousands will suffer.

 

[JR]

We volunteer at the food bank, My daughter volunteers with Habitat for Humanity building Houses. One of her friend just Got back from volunteer work in Liberia. We with her parents were worried. But without the helping hand of these volunteers and organization like Doctors without Border, Red Cross, Oxfam world will be bleak place, and thousands will suffer.

Oh, excellent!, Prasad ji! You and your daughter deserve a kudos!

But it seems that these volunteers who are committed to humanitarian causes are staking their lives... and probably putting their country's goodwill to uncertainty too.. for example, before one of the Japanese hostages was beheaded, there was talk negotiated from the terrorists' side to release a female human suicide bomber in exchange for the life of the Japanese man. Japan did not pay heed to this and let the hostage die, (which is sad but correct for japan to do), so we see don't these volunteers put their country's goodwill at stake too? Instead of caring less for their own lives, they probably could do well if they wished to live long but serve starving communities elsewhere in the world where it is safer... Just my POV.

 

[JR]

President Obama has been talking about war against these terrorist groups... I am waiting to see how all this unfolds.

 

[prasad1]

Oh, excellent!, Prasad ji! You and your daughter deserve a kudos!

But it seems that these volunteers who are committed to humanitarian causes are staking their lives... and probably putting their country's goodwill to uncertainty too.. for example, before one of the Japanese hostages was beheaded, there was talk negotiated from the terrorists' side to release a female human suicide bomber in exchange for the life of the Japanese man. Japan did not pay heed to this and let the hostage die, (which is sad but correct for japan to do), so we see don't these volunteers put their country's goodwill at stake too? Instead of caring less for their own lives, they probably could do well if they wished to live long but serve starving communities elsewhere in the world where it is safer... Just my POV.

Yes some of us put a certain Value on our life and lives of others.
I know of Doctors who work in Research, where as others with identical qualification earn 5 times more in private practice. Depends on the inclination of the individual.
I chase Dollars and my wife can care less for the money, she works in research. She would rather help others. That is the difference. You can say the same thing for those brave soldiers fighting in Himalayas so others of his country men can live and prosper in safety. Without their sacrifice there is no India.

"Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo" (ऐ मेरे वतन के लोगों; "O! the people of my country!") is a Hindi patriotic song written by Kavi Pradeep,composed by C. Ramchandra and sung by Lata Mangeshkar commemorating Indian soldiers who died during the Sino-Indian War. Kavi Pradeep was reportedly moved to compose the song by accounts of casualties of the war.
The song was famously performed live on January 27, 1963 by Lata Mangeshkar at the National Stadium in the presence of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru at the Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on account of Republic Day (26 January) 1963, just two months after the end of the war.[SUP][1][/SUP] A copy of the soundtrack spool was also later gifted to Nehru on the occasion. The song is said to have moved Nehru to tears.
"Those who don't feel inspired by 'Aye mere watan ke logo' don't deserve to be called a Hindustani", said Nehru, who was visibly moved by the song.

[video=youtube;9x8cZTmtnaQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=9x8cZTmtnaQ[/video]

Jab desh mein thi diwali
Woh khel rahe the holi
Jab ham baithe the gharon mein
Woh jhel rahe the goli
The dhanya javaan woh aapane
Thi dhanya woh unki javaani
Jo shaheed

jab desh me.n thii diivaalii, ve khel rahe the holii
When our country celebrated Diwali, they were playing Holi on the battlefield with their blood.
jab ham baiThe the gharo.n me.n, ve jhel rahe the golii
As we sat comfortably in our homes, they were getting bombarded with bullets.
the dhanya javaan ve apane, thii dhanya vah unkii javaanii
Blessed were those soldiers, and blessed was their youth.
jo shahiid hue hai.n unkii, zaraa yaad karo qurbaanii
Remember the sacrifice of those martyrs.

Ae Mere Watan Ke Logo Lyrics, Meaning & English Translation.