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 almost no major acts of violence reported over a twenty-four
hour period. Humanity has, pretty much, successfully celebrated
its very first day of peace, ever.
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 and 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 fourteen
when the story you’re about to hear started. I’m
fifteen now.
And I’m Jimmy Abdul Gandhi Geronimo Rogers.
I was also fourteen 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 teenagers, 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 number of 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...
And everyone’s! Table of Contents | Preface | Ch 1
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