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What Bono might say tonight
Forget the wannabe rock stars - the Blairs, the Clintons, the Gores, the Rabbi Jonathan Sacks - at Pebble Beach. The real star of the show is a rock star who wants to be a politician, or failing that, the next Pope. But what, precisely, will Bono be singing - sorry, speaking - about? For those who can't bear the thought of having to give up their Monday evening to listen to the actual recitation, here, exclusively, we can reveal the contents of Bono's presentation, entitled The Power of One. Indeed, it encapsulates his entire philosophy.
"Life can be a challenge," he will not unreasonably begin. "Life can seem impossible." Here a half-glance, perhaps a hint of a smile at the fumbling world statesman gathered in the room, er, tent, marquee thingy.
"It's never easy when so much is on the line," continues the voice. "But you can make a difference."
At this the U2 frontman will turn to address his host directly. "With courage you can set things right. The gift to dream and make things real is yours and mine."
By this time, Bono should have the crowd at his mercy, so thoroughly bamboozled that they'd even buy a credit card from him.
"The power of one," he explains - this bit works so much better if you can imagine that Irish brogue - "begins with believing. It starts with the heart, then flows through the soul and changes the world."
It is brilliant, revelatory in its simplicity. Why hadn't Blair mentioned this the day before? Has Ross never explained things to Rebekah in these terms?
But he's not finished. There is more.
"Imagine how life will be when we stand in unity," he asks. The audience is stunned, perplexed. He eases them through the mystery, for again there is a surprisingly simple explanation that only Bono can see.
"Each of us holds the key," he explains, patiently, like a teacher coaching a recalcitrant child, "to the power of one."
Where does such wisdom come from? This column can exclusively reveal the source for Bono's mystical, semi-shamanistic belief system: the almost forgotten children's classic Pokemon 2000: the Power of One, as sung by Donna Summer. Pikachu has nothing on this boy. Run, Bono, run.
http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,,1834301,00.html
Forget the wannabe rock stars - the Blairs, the Clintons, the Gores, the Rabbi Jonathan Sacks - at Pebble Beach. The real star of the show is a rock star who wants to be a politician, or failing that, the next Pope. But what, precisely, will Bono be singing - sorry, speaking - about? For those who can't bear the thought of having to give up their Monday evening to listen to the actual recitation, here, exclusively, we can reveal the contents of Bono's presentation, entitled The Power of One. Indeed, it encapsulates his entire philosophy.
"Life can be a challenge," he will not unreasonably begin. "Life can seem impossible." Here a half-glance, perhaps a hint of a smile at the fumbling world statesman gathered in the room, er, tent, marquee thingy.
"It's never easy when so much is on the line," continues the voice. "But you can make a difference."
At this the U2 frontman will turn to address his host directly. "With courage you can set things right. The gift to dream and make things real is yours and mine."
By this time, Bono should have the crowd at his mercy, so thoroughly bamboozled that they'd even buy a credit card from him.
"The power of one," he explains - this bit works so much better if you can imagine that Irish brogue - "begins with believing. It starts with the heart, then flows through the soul and changes the world."
It is brilliant, revelatory in its simplicity. Why hadn't Blair mentioned this the day before? Has Ross never explained things to Rebekah in these terms?
But he's not finished. There is more.
"Imagine how life will be when we stand in unity," he asks. The audience is stunned, perplexed. He eases them through the mystery, for again there is a surprisingly simple explanation that only Bono can see.
"Each of us holds the key," he explains, patiently, like a teacher coaching a recalcitrant child, "to the power of one."
Where does such wisdom come from? This column can exclusively reveal the source for Bono's mystical, semi-shamanistic belief system: the almost forgotten children's classic Pokemon 2000: the Power of One, as sung by Donna Summer. Pikachu has nothing on this boy. Run, Bono, run.
http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,,1834301,00.html
