Malala Yousufzai is a true hero for all of those who believe in justice, education and freedom. Her story is well known by now. This 14 year old woman from Pakistan has spent time speaking out about the right of young women and in essence all women in Pakistan to attend school and to be educated. She spoke eloquently about the right to read, go to school and to speak her mind. For that she was shot while being transported from school with other young people who were also wounded. She suffered a serious wound to the head. Malala was recently transported to the United Kingdom where she is being treated for her injuries.
How is it that a child, a beautiful child, can show such courage and leadership. All I know is that she can and has. While adults find it more and more difficult to simply talk to each other with civility and respect, while adults and children are physically and emotionally brutal to peers and other human beings, this young woman stands up peacefully for justice. She's a model for all of us. She joins the ranks of other great leaders for peace and justice.
It seems to me that we all need to speak up with Malala's strong voice. She and her ideas need support from everyone worldwide. In the words of an important folk song that I learned from Pete Seeger - "One man's hands can't tear a prison down. Two men's hands can't tear a prison down. But if two and two and fifty make a million, we'll see that day come round - We'll see that day come round."
People standing up in the hundreds, in the thousands and in the millions do bring about necessary and peaceful change. Today, I am Malala. Her spirit is growing every day and by the minute. Be well Malala.
How is it that a child, a beautiful child, can show such courage and leadership. All I know is that she can and has. While adults find it more and more difficult to simply talk to each other with civility and respect, while adults and children are physically and emotionally brutal to peers and other human beings, this young woman stands up peacefully for justice. She's a model for all of us. She joins the ranks of other great leaders for peace and justice.
It seems to me that we all need to speak up with Malala's strong voice. She and her ideas need support from everyone worldwide. In the words of an important folk song that I learned from Pete Seeger - "One man's hands can't tear a prison down. Two men's hands can't tear a prison down. But if two and two and fifty make a million, we'll see that day come round - We'll see that day come round."
People standing up in the hundreds, in the thousands and in the millions do bring about necessary and peaceful change. Today, I am Malala. Her spirit is growing every day and by the minute. Be well Malala.
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