Creative Writing Competition - In the mind of suicide bomber

First Place : By K.M. LEW

  Suicide bomber intended to cause a huge spread of damage or kill another, in which the attacker expected to die at the end of the process.

     Kamikaze is one type of the suicide bomber. Their tactics is actually a ritual act of self-sacrifice by the state military forces. These suicide attacks, carried out by Japanese kamikaze bombers, were used as a military tactic aimed at causing material damage in the war.

     The kamikaze best shown in the attack on pearl harbor back in 1940’s. In these attacks, airplanes were used as flying bombs. Planes often laden with explosives, bombs, torpedoes and full fuel tanks. And these pilots were prepared to die in the suicide attacks. But what it is really in their mind?

     These suicide bombers aren’t psychos or abnormal beings; sacrificing their life just like that. Instead, they  thought that, a person die is better than the whole nation, which mean they will do more than putting of their people at stake. Those pilots, for example, if their sacrifice can save their nation, people by winning the war, there is no doubt for them to have a second thought on it.

     Though these suicide attacking are inhuman but, back in the olden days, to conquer another, they have to sacrifice everything in order to achieve victory.

     Japanese armed forces were indoctrinated with the following five-point oath. Few of it, which includes, a soldier must make loyalty his obligation, propriety his way of life and have high esteem military valour. They were all well-trained to fulfil the 5 oaths. Because of these oaths, kamikaze will always be the most effective and most harmful attacks for them as their people are ready to sacrifice. When the planes were out of bombs, final resort of attacking ways is to crash the whole plane to their enemies most important database.

     What about just a normal suicide bomber? Are they psychologically abnormal? There must be something which motivates them to do so.

     Some did it just to revenge. When people came to an extend which they really give up everything and totally do not put hope in life. They might actually seek revenge to the frustrator and end their life along with them. In a way, they can end their life and also can seek revenge.

     You can roughly know what is the thinking of the suicide bomber if you understand their situation and put yourselves in their shoes.