I think that it is very admirable that the author of this post is trying to forgive Osama bin Laden for the terrible terrorist attacks of 9/11. He even lost three people in September 11th, and feels anger towards bin Laden as he says, "I lost two dear friends and my wife lost a cousin in the attacks of September 11, 2001. I know I wanted the terrorists to die for what they did." However, due to the immense planning that bin Laden went through to organize the terrorist attacks, I believe he should not be forgiven: at least not yet. Although the attacks occurred eleven years ago, I believe that the wound is still too fresh for forgiveness. To me, forgiveness means completely absolving a person of their wrongs and alleviating any pain they, or we, might have from the instance. Forgiving also means forgetting: not bringing up the situation again to the person even if we are hurt in the future. Forgiveness is part of the Christian story, and it is present in the Bible. Forgiveness is present in both the old and the new testaments. Moses helps his people escape the tyranny of Egypt: but forgives the slave-drivers that killed many of his people. In the New Testament, when Jesus was hanging on the cross, he forgave the Romans for hanging him there. He does this because he says that the Romans do not know what they are doing. Overall, I think that forgiveness is something that must be learned, and attained gradually. To me, it is too early to forgive Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda for the horrible things they have done. But our Christian nature teaches us to learn to forgive, and in this case, gradually and over time. The instances in the Bible show us that we can learn to forgive, and that forgiveness is a very important part of life.