Barack Obama certainly deserves it....

When I first read this news on rediff.com, I was delighted and was wanting to share this with everybody. Well... I dont really know the reason why I was delighted may be its the charisma of this man called Barack Hussein Obama.

I thought my thoughts will be shared by all... but then I realised not all were happy about this decision of the Nobel Commitee. People believed it is too early for him to recieve such an honour. Not that I was shocked by this response but yes I was surprised. Surprised because, I felt he is one person whom the youth of today completely looks upto.

Many people questioned the award as Obama had not accomplished anything to be awarded such an honour... fair enough, but how many of the peace awardees have achieved what they had started? Peace and war are the sides of the same coin, peace and war exist side by side... It is not an achievement that needs to be awarded .. it has to be the intention and the will to achieve peace, that needs to be awarded. Not all the nobel peace winners have accomplished what they had set out for... but we still acknowledge their work as it has brought some amount of change in the society.

No One can dispute the fact that Barack Obama's vision is shared not only by the people of US but the entire world. His speech in Cairo might not have yielded great results... but it brought together the Americans and Muslims together in the heart of Muslim land. His decision to close the guatonamo bay prison and pulling out of the US army from Iraq are positive steps towards world peace. His initiative in bringing Russia and US on the same platform needs to be appreciated. His approach towards the Palestine Israel conflict needs to be appreciated....

As the Nobel Committe rightly puts it "Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world's attention and given its people hope for a better future,". He may have drawn inspiration from the life of Mahatma Gandhi, but to use it in the most diplomatic manner in todays political life, is what makes him more admirable.

In his will, Albert Noble has mentioned that the nobel prize for peace should be awarded "to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses." also Unlike the other Nobel Prizes, which recognize completed scientific or literary accomplishment, the Nobel Peace Prize may be awarded to persons or organizations that are in the process of resolving a conflict or creating peace.

I dont think awarding Obama this coveted prize is wrong.... on a positive note it will bring in more confidence in him and respect to his values.