Today, Kailash Sat­yarthi and Malala Yousafzai have received the Nobel Peace Prize. I watched their speech­es. A small impression.

Let us glob­alise com­pas­sion. Not pas­sive com­pas­sion, but trans­for­ma­tive com­pas­sion that leads to jus­tice, equal­i­ty, and freedom.

Mahat­ma Gand­hi said, “If we are to teach real peace in this world… we shall have to begin with the chil­dren.” I humbly add, let us unite the world through the com­pas­sion for our children.

Whose chil­dren are they who stitch foot­balls, yet have nev­er played with one? They are our chil­dren. Whose chil­dren are they who mine stones and min­er­als? They are our chil­dren. Whose chil­dren are they who har­vest cocoa, yet do not know the taste of a choco­late? They are all our children.
Kailash Sat­yarthi

The so-called world of adults may under­stand it, but we chil­dren don’t. Why is it that coun­tries which we call “strong” are so pow­er­ful in cre­at­ing wars but so weak in bring­ing peace? Why is it that giv­ing guns is so easy but giv­ing books is so hard? Why is it that mak­ing tanks is so easy, but build­ing schools is so difficult?
Malala Yousafzai