A tragic loss and a tragic life?
Feb 12, 2015, 11:20 AM | Updated: Oct 14, 2024, 9:37 am
In this May 30, 2013, photo, Kayla Mueller is shown after speaking to a group in Prescott, Ariz. The Islamic State group said Friday that the 26-year-old Mueller from Prescott, Arizona, died in a Jordanian airstrike. (AP Photo)
(AP Photo)
Yesterday I was talking with a group of young people and admiring the “bright flame” of the life lived by Kayla Mueller, a young woman who didn’t allow risk to keep her from how she wanted to live. I found her dedication inspiring. However, a closer examination of her work as a humanitarian has me rethinking my admiration on how she lived and what she sacrificed for.
While I still find the loss of this young woman heartbreaking and tragic, after reading this column I found the causes for which she endangered herself to be tragically misguided.
