PEACE ON EARTH
With the announcement of President Obama receiving the Nobel peace prize I thought you would like some history about this award and Michael Jackson’s thoughts on this.
Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm in 1833. It was he who founded the Nobel Prizes – the most prestigious award attainable in human achievement. He produced dynamite in the form of a paste mixture of nitro-glycerine and silica. He also invented the blasting cap to aid detonation, and the smokeless gunpowder, ballistite. These inventions may have brought wealth and fortune to Nobel, but they were quickly used by countries around the world as weapons of mass destruction.
Towards the end of Nobel’s life, he had amassed a huge amount of money. He also bitterly rued the fact that dynamite was being used in such a cruel way. In his will, he dedicated his entire wealth and fortune to those who had “conferred the greatest benefit on mankind”. This was how the Nobel Prizes started. And in 1901, five years after Nobel’s death, the first 5 prizes in physics, chemistry, physiology and medicine, peace, and literature were awarded. The sixth category, economics, was founded in 1969.
It seems paradoxical that someone who has given his name to the most honorable peace prize would be the one who had spent a significant part of his life studying explosives and had invented dynamite. But then again, if Nobel hadn’t invented dynamite, the Nobel Peace Prize probably wouldn’t exist…
From Michael Jackson
“I’m delighted with the choice made by the Nobel Prize committee of President Obama, I find this man doing his best to bring about peace. It does not matter what his politics or color is, in his heart he is trying his best. The award shows that he is trying for the best for humanity. It would be wonderful if he would donate the money from this prize to help rebuild New Orleans or to Princess Diana’s landmine clearance charity.
It’s easy to pick on people when they are living, as I know all too well. No matter what your beliefs politically are it’s important to pray for the President because he needs more help and support then can be imagined.
This prize is given for peace which is very hard to find on earth. This is the only award given for peace. All other awards are given for military battle or self sacrifice.
I know how much each one of you longs for peace in your heart. I wish I could give each one of you the peace that I now have. Look at your life as a contest and at the end you are all awarded the prize of peace.
This is why I keep praying for all of you. I know that you need prayer and I’m in a position to reach the source of all and I do hear what you say and I do take your messages to the Higher Authority.
My love to you all,
Michael”
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