I switched on my TV when juggling with the channels, realized Barack Obama has won a Noble for peace. Hey but Mother Teressa got one too and i dont think they are in the same league.
So this brings us to the criteria or the basis with which the Peace prize was given and i quote " for his extraoardinary efforts to strenghthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples". I seriously believe Mr Obama has to thank Mr George Bush for the awards,the war in Iraq was something that was not desired. Though Obama after getting elected has taken note of issues like shutting down the Guantanamo bay. The kind of Scenario that he was put in it was natural for him to act before things spiral out of his hands. Ok so he has acted in the desirable manner and thats what was expected from him . But it has to be known peace like happiness is a very abstract term.Peace is something that tends to the ideal state but cannot be acquired .You can only hope for peace and frankly speaking its a state of mind.Only when you hope or pray for peace , then you find peace.It provides you with this feel good factor , something that you can live with.This is the chord that Obama has hit with the people of America and people world wide. It is his attempts to create peace that has won him the award and not what he has done in office after he got elected.It is with this hope that we fight issues in our life.Hope sometimes also means to take a stand and be assertive in situations where global peace is endangered.
My bet for the noble was on Morgan Tsvangirai the MDC leader from Zimbabwe for trying to get Zimbabwe on a road to economic recovery, and mind you he has taken several blows for the same.
Since i wasnt on the panel . Obama got lucky
nice thought
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