Today came the news of the release of Giliad Shalit, the
Istaeli soldier who was captured by Hamas back in 2006. His release came as
part of a deal that involved releasing more than 1000 Palestinian.
As I heared the news, I wondered how he feels, apart from the
obvious relief, sence of freedom and the longing to see his family. How do you feel if
you know that your life is worth more than a 1000’s others? With a simple
calculation, every small bone in Shalit’s body is worth 5 people. Most importantly, how do the other 1000 men feel about their worth and their value?
Where we live, how we live and who we live with give us our self-value
whether we are aware of that or not. But it was never like that from the start.
God created us equal, men and women, black or white. There was no difference. We were all made
in his image. We then started to group ourselves based on our wealth,
education, status, resources etc.
One prisoner is worth a 1000? Or 1000 prisoners are worth
nothing? Politics decided that today. But on a day to day basis, we judge
ourselves all the time in the same way.
How do we see ourselves? Because no matter how our governments,
our friends, our families and our neighbours see us, we are still highly valued
by the almighty creator. We are all still equal in his eyes, rich or poor,
famous or unknown, men or women, able or incompetent.
I believe that I was wonderfully and fearfully made by
almighty God that it is why I am worth it,
What about you?
