Enough

[Adding my own letter to Animesh's series and to Apeksha's own series of posts]

Enough with the fear. Enough with the terror. We are not afraid anymore. Especially of cowards like you.

That's right, I said it. You're a bunch of cowards. Misguided fools. Real men die in war, fighting face-to-face with the enemy. They command the respect of the people they protect. They care for the innocent, protect women and children. They don't walk into a hotel under the cover of night and start shooting down everyone in sight. They fight in a battlefield, beginning at dawn and ending at dusk. And they fight soldier-to-soldier. Not soldier-to-civilian.

They fight and die for their country, not some far-fetched notion of heaven. For them, heaven IS their country. They are heroes, who their children look up to. Their parents walk tall in the world, proud of their sons, never having to explain their boy's religious affiliation, never having to wonder how he went so bad.

Real men know love, friendship, courage, the meaning of family and the vitality of peace.

So, when you aren't even real men, give me one good reason why we should be afraid of you.