Nobel Peace Prize

For those of us who are lucky enough to be citizens of this country that as been so blessed, we often demonstrate strange attitudes. We can be so petty and jealous of each other. At times our antagonism knows no bounds when directed at one of our own because of perceived differences in personal beliefs, life style, achievement, and even location of one’s birth and residence.

The brouhaha giving President Obama the Nobel Peace Prize is a case in point. Senator John McCain made an effort to be magnanimous in his comments when being questions about the Nobel committee’s selection, but it was half hearted at best.

CNN showcased interviews questioning the reasons Obama was chosen. Instead of being pleased that an American president was the recipient, there was grousing about every conceivable woe this country is experiencing, and complaining that Obama hasn’t solved them. We have become so politically divided in our constant battle for political control at the same time we are fighting two wars that we have forgotten how to recognize the meaning of the word, PEACE.

I think people have forgotten what the Nobel Peace Prize is and what it stands for. I take the committee at its word and share their belief that Obama’s call for new diplomatic dialogues between nations to work toward achieving a non nuclear arms treaty the most important goal this country or any other could have.

Nobel prize for Peace 2009: Barack Obama
"for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples"