Chris Higgins
4-Year-Old Urges: “Give a Chance 4 Peace”
by Chris Higgins - December 8, 2009 - 2:05 PM

So my friend T’chaka was visiting his sister and his four-year-old niece, Aurora, last December. Aurora began a stream-of-consciousness rant about the need for more peace in the world. Well, rant is maybe too strong a word — it’s more a complex set of observations about world history, politics, peace, money, and bedtime, as seen by a four-year-old. T’chaka captured Aurora’s message on his phone, turning it into a song by singing along and playing improvised guitar. In the year since, T’chaka created an animated film to go along with the song. Check it out below.

Representative lyrics: “You’re hurting the dirt / you’re hurting the rain / you’re hurting crabs / you’re hurting crowds / you’re hurting the whole wide world. … Give a piece! A chance for peace, vote for Barack Obama….”

Give a Chance 4 Peace (8mins) from T'chaka Sikelianos on Vimeo.

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Comments (8)

  1. From the mouths of babes….

    posted by Kelly Slocum on 12-8-2009 at 3:41 pm

  2. Isn’t T’Chaka the name of the Marvel Wakandan superhero Black Panther?

    posted by Two Worlds on 12-8-2009 at 3:43 pm

  3. Creepy.

    posted by Jeff on 12-8-2009 at 3:59 pm

  4. Yeah, sounds about 4-year-old level. Cute kid, but lacks critical thinking skills and a classical education.

    posted by ElZarcho on 12-8-2009 at 4:25 pm

  5. Classical education? Wow ElZarcho. I feel sorry for your children. You know the earth isn’t actually flat, right?

    The animation was creepy, but that kid is cool as are the parents. I wish my parents sung to me like that when I was little.

    posted by Kels on 12-8-2009 at 4:36 pm

  6. I love this. How does a four year old have such an open heart? Hopefully he grows up fast and teaches us “adults” a thing or two.

    Give a Chance for Peace.

    posted by whatstheproblem on 12-8-2009 at 5:33 pm

  7. Give a Chance For Peace could be some kind of holiday lottery gift-giving promotion where they donate to charity…

    posted by Tony on 12-8-2009 at 6:48 pm

  8. It is a nice thought but some jerk out there doesn’t care about peace. They want your lunch money and will take it from you.

    posted by KevinGA on 12-9-2009 at 8:45 am

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