The attackers forced one of the boys to contact his father to force a ransom payment. The money was not paid. Boko Haram is a terrorist organization that committed the same crime against schoolgirls back in 2014. A multidimensional perspective is very difficult when people share very different values and belief systems. All points of view(s) must be respected and valued. In order to shift a point of view, drastic measures may need to be taken. There is no way to really reduce or eliminate challenges. All viewpoints need to be investigated. How many times have we had to learn the hard way? How many times have we been scared by people that truly believed in what they were doing, even if we believed they were wrong? Harsh lessons and realities shape who we are and how we think. Can Boko Haram be stopped? Violence only begets more violence. Once the dust settles, men, women, and children alike will be given the opportunity to choose a side based on these experiences. “Common sense” aside, there needs to be a middle ground. A place where everyone involved can stop and say “that’s enough, for the immediate future, things are the way they are going to be.” A person with a multidimensional perspective understands a situation from every angle. Through these experiences, common ground can be found.
