I was slightly bewildered at Nobel Prize's choice for its peace award. I never heard of the OPCW until they won the award. It goes to show how much they're doing to eliminate chemical weapons. I'm happy of their intentions, however and their efforts so far, but they have such a long way to go.
Let me spark a debate:
Should there be a Nobel Peace Prize?
Although it's great to recognise those who go out of their way to benefit society and bring the global community harmoniously together but the list of people doing this has decreased significantly in recent years. As soon as we want to award someone like Barack Obama a few years back, one way or another, there will be someone or something which will test their "peaceful intentions". America's shutdown is a prime example of this. The poor handling of Syria another.
Some argue Malala should have won it because of her campaign in getting young girls excel in education. While this is admirable, it would have been daft to have awarded her the Nobel Peace Prize. Her vision takes years to build and maintain. Her winning the Nobel Peace Prize is like saying "well done on making the world a better place, now your work is complete".
The Nobel Peace Prize today is losing the point. OPCW should have won this prize once they've completed their conquest several years from now.
There have been some noble winners of this prize, I agree. However, we are now living in a world where it's difficult to find anyone who has made the world a better place and keep to their word until their vision is a complete reality. The media, particularly in the 21st Century, has the capability of turning people from inspiring champions to villains. Jimmy Savile is a fine example, although, we're glad now he's been exploited as a villain after his horrid actions. He may never have been considered as a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize but we were led to believe in the 1960s-2010 that he was a true gent and inspiration.
I am all for recognising people who have done the world of good but to me, the meaning of the Nobel Peace Prize is slowly being lost. You could see why Nelson Mandela won it in 1993 as he played a significant part in getting rid of the Apartheid in South Africa while Mother Theresa deserved her prize in 1979 as we always knew her legacy will still live on today.
The news isn't helping the Nobel Peace Prize's reputation:
However in 2013, I cannot think of one person whose legacy will live on, even after their passing. Can you?