The other evening, I was haunted by the above question. I set down at my computer and did a search of Flipboard, Reddit, and other news feeds. Then I did image search of Ukraine.
I found images of face covered bodies lying along war torn streets. Trenches half full of black body bags. Filled with individuals who have met an untimely death. Apartment buildings with exposed outer walls. They will never be inhabited again. The thousands upon thousands who have left their homes. All because they don’t want to end up in a trench next to their neighbor.
What makes the Ukraine so different? The results of a simple Google search made me sick. Husband’s, father’s, mothers, and children are being needlessly killed for nothing more than selfishness. The killers wanted the land, so they killed. Other killers wanted the wealth their neighbor has. Sadly, some killed just so they can feel superior about themselves.
I found one figure who refuses to leave the capital city of the Ukraine. Given the opportunity to leave, he declined. He appears on zoom calls with world leaders. He appears, daily on social media appealing to free men and women around the world to help fight off attacking Russian soldiers. Some have even compared this man to Sir Winston Churchill of the 1940’s.
I am talking about Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelensky. A comedian, an entertainer who wanted to fight corruption in his country’s government. Against the odds his country voted him in as President. Not too long ago the President of Ukraine was just another face among a crowd of world leaders. His country was just another communist block country. Today, we see Volodymyr Zelensky on internet news feeds, on social media, and on broadcast television. His pleas are echoed by newscasters and bloggers around the planet.
What makes the Ukraine so different? This Ukrainian president has built from his time as a successful entertainer and applied those skills to work for his people against a powerful aggressor. Rallying not only Ukrainians by people all over the world for one purpose. ‘Not letting the big bad bear of Russia swallow up his country while killing innocent men nd women.
Volodymyr Zelensky has not only inspired the people of Ukraine to stand up and fight. He has also inspired soldiers from other countries to join the fight against the aggressor. Even soldiers who have retired from the United States military have gone to Ukraine and joined in the fight.
By Volodymyr Zelensky making such a difference for his people, he is destined to go down in history as one of the great leaders of the 21st century.
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