Obama's Victory Ripples Around the World
November 5th 2008 08:53
As US President Elect Barack Obama and his supporters celebrate making history they may want to add this tale to their storybook.
Just before midday local time, an elementary school in Indonesia buzzed with excitement as students poured out of their classes for an early finish. The kids attend a prestigious international school in Jakarta and the half-day holiday is a regular event - the kids go home so their teachers can take part in professional development.
But added to the delight of going home early was another wave of excitement - one that had begun halfway around the world as the results of the US election were declared.
"Obama's won - Obama's won" called out a ten-year-old Indian boy as he sped past the throngs of children, into the front office, through the school library and anyplace that he could find people to listen to his thrilling message.
They were thrilled – they are thrilled. These children from nearly eighty countries know that they are part of Obama’s change – that it’s not just a change US citizens but also for kids like them, citizens of the world. They knew that their future would be in a world without the old borders – now Obama’s victory tells them that it will also be a world without the old prejudices. It will be a world in which the colour of our skin will reflect only the make-up of our genes and not the make-up of our hearts or minds.
Thank you voters of America on behalf of the children of the world.
Just before midday local time, an elementary school in Indonesia buzzed with excitement as students poured out of their classes for an early finish. The kids attend a prestigious international school in Jakarta and the half-day holiday is a regular event - the kids go home so their teachers can take part in professional development.
But added to the delight of going home early was another wave of excitement - one that had begun halfway around the world as the results of the US election were declared.
"Obama's won - Obama's won" called out a ten-year-old Indian boy as he sped past the throngs of children, into the front office, through the school library and anyplace that he could find people to listen to his thrilling message.
They were thrilled – they are thrilled. These children from nearly eighty countries know that they are part of Obama’s change – that it’s not just a change US citizens but also for kids like them, citizens of the world. They knew that their future would be in a world without the old borders – now Obama’s victory tells them that it will also be a world without the old prejudices. It will be a world in which the colour of our skin will reflect only the make-up of our genes and not the make-up of our hearts or minds.
Thank you voters of America on behalf of the children of the world.
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