A speech and then some..

for critics who contend that Barack Obama is undeserved of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009, his speech yesterday must have left food for thought..

A speech that was expected to, at best, be one of platitudes, and at worst be filled with soaring oratory steeped in the unrealistic, this speech perhaps like none other in Nobel history, afforded a stark look at peace in our time..

The speech had it all.. from a reminder of the reality that human beings live with conflict, to laying bare the complexities of his world.. our world. Also expressed was an exhortation to the human being to strive for a more peaceful tomorrow..

It was a speech steeped in realism whilst embracing a refreshing idealism...

It was a speech that seemed to get better the more it was listened to.. and perhaps one that history would consider his most significant...

It was a Nobel speech for our time...