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two more minds, two more bodies, in the midst of this crazed and unpredictable world. The paths you'd take to reach each of us are the same, only you'd see different things along the way.

Is what he is his fault? Well, some of it is his choice. But he didn't ask to be born into the Mid-East any more than I asked to be born in America. Is it his fault that radical Muslims are trying to destroy the West? A Muslim he is, but he isn't the one holding the gun.

An American I am, and proud of it, but am I the one who sent us to needless war? I don't think so. Does my American status make me a worshipper of celebrities and money? Some would assume so, but assumptions are for the weak-minded.

Why should I judge Muhannad when I don't want him to judge me? Racism, prejudice, bigotry, and such things are human inventions. Never have I seen in any text where any god sent his or her worshippers to war because someone else was different. And even then, it's human invention, for it's humans who write those stories. How boring would the world be if we were all the same?

Unless you're sitting on a panel or wearing a judge's robe, what gives one the right to judge, anyway? Except for those two situations, we can only, and should only, judge that which we create. Did I create Muhannad, or anyone else? No.

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