SADDAM IS GONE AND PEOPLE FEEL SAD---IT IS THE MOST NATURAL THING IN THE WORLD

Lots of people in Iraq have certain feelings about Saddam that they cannot understand. Many of them actually feel "sad". There is nothing wrong with this feeling. I understand it and I know what to do about it. The solution is spiritual and if you are an atheist don't bother reading this. You will think this is bullshit.

Many Iraqis feel bad because in losing Saddam you have lost something that has "worked" for you for a long period of time. Saddam was a part of your life. A part of you. You adjusted your life and lived your life by the rules, no matter how much you complained. Your happiness during that time was also a result of Saddam. You had happy moments as well as other moments. Most of you married and had children and they were cared for.

Now he is gone. A tool that you used throughout your life has been taken from you. This tool took care of you in bad times and helped you in good times. It is the most natural thing in the world to feel bad when you have to give it up. In fact it would be unnatural if you did not feel some sadness. Even sadness over losing a maniacal figure. When a bad parent dies the children still feel bad.

How to handle this "unexplainable" sadness?

Here's what you do. When you are praying, say good bye to Saddam. Thank him for the good things and thank him for allowing you to use him. Mourn him. Then, say good bye. Tell him that both of you have to move on. Give him to Allah (God). This is a spiritual process and if you believe in God (Allah) ask Him to take Saddam and replace him with something else. It might be a good idea to have something in mind for a replacement.

This works. All of us have to get rid of old tools and habits that no longer work. We are always sad when we do it. You are not a bad person for feeling sad over the loss of a monster. You are only guilty of being a normal human being.