Preface
- Our Story -
We can say that because our story is about the greatest day ever.
If you flip your TV to any channel, they will tell you that’s what today
is. And it’s true. Today is, of course, January 1. One Day In Peace. Day One.
The first day the planet decided to truly work together.
Like us, you’ve just witnessed what can safely be called the most amazing
New Year’s Eve ever!
For the past twenty-four hours we’ve seen the unique New Year’s celebrations
of every culture in every time zone. For
the first time in all of recorded history there have been hardly any major acts
of violence reported over a twenty-four hour period. Humanity has, pretty much, successfully celebrated
its very first day of peace, ever. And
only a few short years into the Post-September- Eleventh-Era. Congratulations
to us all!
Now, the stories you’ll hear on your TV set are mostly true. You’ll see smug corporate sponsors patting themselves
on the back, gloating Heads of State or world- renowned peace activists describing
how they were really responsible for inspiring the world to achieve a global day
of peace.
And they did
play a big role, that’s absolutely true.
But it’s not the whole story.
We wanted to bring you the WHOLE story and the story behind the story.
Telling this adventure-tale is easy; we’re just telling it as it happened. But in order to give you the complete picture,
our story will be shared from a dozen perspectives -- give or take a few.
And each chapter will be told by one of us.
Except this one, of course. This
preface is narrated by two of us.
I’m Melissa Taylor. I was twelve
when the story you’re about to hear started. I’m
thirteen now.
And I’m Jimmy Abdul Gandhi Geronimo Rogers.
I was also twelve when this tale began just about a year ago today. I’m a month and a half younger than Melissa.
But I like older women.
Jimmy...
Sorry, Mel.
Uh huh. We want to point out to you, dear Reader, that
although the two of us are just barely teens, this story is by no means meant
only for our peers.
Exactly.
It’s a story for everyone, which is precisely why it’ll be told from a
dozen perspectives, both young and old.
In this new world that we’re creating together, it’s important for all
of us to see how different...
And how similar our perspectives are to each other. That ability alone
will be an amazing achievement.
That’s exactly what happened to the world this past year to make this story
possible. People actually began to listen
to and understand each other.
We’ve drawn straws, and Melissa gets to go first.
Lucky me! Uh, sorry. Well, thank you for this honor.
But I’ve drawn the straw for the last word.
Quite appropriate, Jimmy. You always
get to have the last word, don’t you.... Well,
anyway, without further ado, here’s our story: yours, mine...
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