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Marcus Rashford won applause last year for his campaign aiming to end child food poverty. The Manchester United striker was over the moon when former United States President Barack Obama praised him. While hailing Rashford’s noble work, a humble Obama went on to admit that the youngsters of today are way ahead of him when he was 23.
“A lot of the young people I meet — including Marcus — they’re ahead of where I was when I was 23. They’re already making changes and being positive forces in their communities,” Obama said in a Zoom call organised by publishers Penguin.
Obama also reckoned even if the contribution is small, still that will make a difference.
“Even if you do something positive on a small scale, that’s making a difference, and it’s the accumulation of people doing positive things over time that makes us a little bit better with each successive generation,” Obama added.
“It wasn’t long before I realised just how aligned our experiences as children were in shaping the men you see today – adversity, obstacles and all.”
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