I am so, so sorry for the gap. As you probably know, I'm in my first year of A-levels, and I've been really busy with exams recently, so I haven't had time to update this blog much in the last month or so. It's been heartbreaking, because there are so many things I wanted to talk about, but there you are.
Anyway, to make up for this, over the next couple of days I aim to put lots more content on this blog, with talks about the royal wedding, the death of Osama, the AV referendum, Andrew Lansley's 'listening exercise' and anything else that comes to mind. I really want to start updating this blog more regularly, I hate it when I fall behind.
Anyway, for the first time with this post, the 'people I love and admire' section is going to be the main bit, because I have quite a lot to say this time. My person to love and admire this time is someone called Axel Ehnström, better known by his professional name, Paradise Oskar. He is a Finnish singer, and I first came across him nearly two weeks ago when he represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song 'Da Da Dum'.
Now, if you watched it, you will know that the title of this post is a lyric from the song, which he wrote himself and sang solo with a guitar. The song was about a nine-year-old called Peter, who is told that the planet is dying and someone needs to save it. He naively tries to tell everyone to stop what they're doing and to save the planet with him, but no one listens to him because he is just a child. Peter decides to continue to persevere, no matter what anyone says.
I think the message in the song is that anyone can be Peter. We have all become so cynical, and whenever it seems like we could help, we think, 'Oh it's more complicated than that.' I feel that I am Peter in a way, because I am persistent and I never will give up on what I believe in. Maybe it's just because I'm a young idealist, but I actually do want to save the world. And I want everyone to know about it.
So come on, people! Join me! Make a difference! Do something decent with your life! I'm doing it by being a political activist and writing this blog! Come on, don't let the world down!
And of course... here is the song!
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