I’m not one to brag, but this year I definitely deserve the Nobel Peace Prize. Take a look at the news headlines from this past year. How many times do you hear about me starting a war?..My point exactly.
Now I haven’t been really out there “making” peace or “making” the world a “better place”, but that’s not my style. I like to lead by example. In the past year, I haven’t started an armed conflict, participated in one, or fueled one with money or inflammatory rhetoric. In fact, I haven’t done that in the past three to four years. I’ve just sat back here in Markham and went about my placid ways, showing the rest of the world what peace is all about.
But apparently nobody is watching because there’s still war, and I haven’t been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize yet.So this year I’ve stepped it up. I continued along with my policy of leading by example, and again this year I haven’t had anything to do with armed conflict.
However, I’ve made some changes.
One thing I’ve done is stopped watching war movies. How can I be truly peaceful if I entertain myself by watching war? I’ve also boycotted anything to do with war, including the Nobel Prizes. I mean really, how can I be a shining beacon of peace if I support an institution founded by the guy who invented dynamite?I can’t be, and that’s why I’ve made these two rather dramatic changes for this year.
I’ve also thrown away my old G.I. Joe action figures.And that my friends, is why I should win the Nobel Peace Prize.
*Sameer Rawal is a grade 12 student at Markham District High School. If you know anybody on the Nobel Prize committee, give him a shout.*
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