Lech Walesa, is a Nobel Peace Prize winner who judged another person who won this award for a reason that was no better than his own. President Obama, was accused of winning this reward to fast and that he has not done anything yet. To cite Mr. Walesa's own words he claimed, "So fast? Too fast-he hasn't had the time to do anything yet." (Times) I say it's a shame!
Mr. Walesa was a man fighting for union rights when he won this reward. Obama has won the award for fighting for world peace. They both didn't do much before they were both rewarded.
Sure Walesa was detained many times and fought peacefully to win union rights. He even traveled to other countries as a business man. Sharing his ideas, keeping secrets, and kept his peace while he was under surveillance. He was the leader of many union strikes, but to point out he did not make it to his goal when he was rewarded the Nobel Peace prize.
President Obama, is fighting for world peace. He is fighting for world help. He is trying to make the world work in a better and more cleaner environment to help build a better economy not just for America, but for the world. He has traveled to many countries just like Mr. Walesa; clearly, also like Mr. Walesa, President Obama has yet to achieve his goal and has won the Nobel Peace Prize.
They both were rewarded when they both did not achieve their goals, but that is not the reason they were rewarded such an award. They were rewarded because of what they were doing and their reason for it. Not because they achieved it!
Mother Theresa was rewarded this award for her actions in making a better world, but she did not succeed. Sure she helped the world and she never gave up even in failure, but it was her trying that made the reward so special and not her success. Some people would argue that she succeeded and she did because she never gave up, but her goal was to end poverty; however, proverty still exist. It was her trying and actions; clearly not her success and failures.
I think people are offended because a very early popular man has won The Nobel Peace Prize in an unpopular situation. Another thing is that he has not been known to the world for a very long time and has already won the reward, but remember Mr. Walesa was only 40 years old when he won and that is not much older than President Obama.
