Friday, July 27, 2007

Another good man is murdered........


Bae Hyeong-gyu, 42, is the leader of a group of 23 Korean volunteers doing charitable and humanity works in Afghanistan. On, July 20th 2007, while travelling on a bus along the main road south of Kabul, they were kidnapped and held hostage by a group of insurgents.

On July 25th 2007, Bae's was murdered and his bullet riddened body was found in Ghazni. There are still 22 Koreans, 18 women and 4 men, being held hostage by the insurgents. The insurgents had set demands to the Afghanistan government, and threatened to kill all the remaining hostages if their demand are not met.

Read HERE, HERE, and HERE for latest news.

What had this world became ? Killing kind hearted volunteers to seek publicities and ransoms ? It is very sad indeed that this world is increasingly being infested with demented minds who glorifies death and brutality to justify their own agenda.
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I pray to God that he will somehow soften the hearts of these insurgents to release the remaining 22 Koreans unharmed and unconditionally. May the insurgents see the light to cherish the sacredness of life and not resort to murdering and abusing defenseless and kind hearted innocent people.

Bae has died in aid of a cause. He sacrificed comfortable life to do humanity work to improve the living conditions of the underprivileged people of Afghanistan. But he was murdered by ruthless people to prevent him from doing the good work. He died as a martyr of humanity. I do hope the Korean government and the United Nations can accord him posthumously as a national hero and model citizen of the world.

Mr Bae, you are a true martyr and a righteous son of God. We salute you for your bravery and your noble heart that are filled with kindness for humanity. May God bless your soul and may you attained eternal life in the paradise of God.

Om Namo Amithaba Buddha.