...escapes me. I just watched President Obama's speech in Egypt and all I can say is that I thought it was brilliant. I know there will be some cynics somewhere who claim that it is empty rhetoric and flashy propaganda but I think its much more than that. Its positive, its sincere and its epic!
If there are people who cannot see the value in what this man is saying, then I say they are deliberately closing their eyes and refusing to listen to wisdom. There were so many significant things that were included in his speech but I'm sure that many political analysts will be focusing on the things he didn't say, that pessimists will be refuting that it will have any effect and perhaps most people won't even care.
But I care, and I think it's something to be happy about...words like that can only have positive effects despite the counter-propaganda that I'm sure is already being formulated to further lengthen conflict throughout the world.
How does this relate to my current trip? Well the school I am at now (www.horizonlanka.org) is in need of teachers, and as Obama suggested that such partnerships could be made online so it can and has been done here and as he talks of religious tolerance, then this country is a shining example of religious harmony.
I'm not naive, I'm not a hippy nor am I ignorant to the reality of governments and their hypocrisy but I am an idealist and it fills me with joy to witness an American President genuinely offering words of such historical significance and linguistic elegance to the whole world.
Cynicism is unhealthy and my rosy shades are firmly planted upon my face :)
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