Once
upon a time there were some kids who
had a Dream.
Their Dream was that someday the world
would live in peace.
These kids lived all around the world
and they met each other on the Internet.
They
enjoyed cyber-chatting so much that
they decided to start a BetterWorld
Kids Club to talk about their hopes
and wishes for a more peaceful world.
They even set up their own website.
The very first time they typed the web
address on their computers, something
strange and wonderful happened. They
actually found themselves together IN
cyberspace!
Of course it was a little scary the
very first time. But it was fun. And
they got used to it when it happened
the next time. And the time after that.
During their BetterWorld Kids Club meetings
the kids shared ideas about how to help
make their communities more peaceful.
And their projects really made a difference
back in the real world. But they'd pretty
much come to the conclusion that peace
on earth was just too big a task to
ever really tackle.
During this meeting, however, Johnny
had an interesting idea. "Imagine,"
said Johnny, "if the world tried peace
for a day, maybe peace would stay."
"But
there is so much fighting in the world,"
Michiko told him, "in our homes, in
our neighborhoods and between countries."
"Yes,"
Ahmed added, "people don't respect each
other or the planet. But maybe if the
world tried to get along for One Day,
all that might change."
