Should We...?

In response to Griffin Thayer's question, "Is it alright to celebrate the death of an enemy?"...

     For thousands of years people have had enemies, engaged in war, and fought with each other. As a consequence, billions of people have died because humans are so diverse in their opinions that they cannot get along together. Recently, the U.S. has succeeded in killing Osama Bin Laden. Within minutes that the news broke, my Facebook news feed had dozens of posts celebrating his death. There were a few posts though that condemned people for celebrating. The other day in class it was said that torture and murder are all based off of viewpoint. In other words, while we killed a mortal enemy, we also killed someone's husband. When soldiers are killed in the Middle East, their families are loosing a beloved member. It is all based off of perspective. I believe it is good that he is deceased and no longer a threat, but it does seem strange to celebrate someone's passing. Instead of having riots of celebration, such as there was at UMASS Amherst, perhaps we should just give a satisfied nod and move onto the others we perceive as threats. What bothers me is the fact that people are very quick to identify those they see as their enemies. In reality, we all are humans, and because of that, we should at least try to make an effort to live in peace. It seems like so many do not even want to attempt to do so. Do you think it will ever possible to have universal peace?