What's Your Story?
By coincidence, I learned about the story of two highly intelligent and charismatic men. People who despite their humble beginnings, have driven significant change within our society.
Happy Sunday!
This week, I decided to read Dreams From My Father. It’s Barack Obama’s first book, which is very much about race relations. Although it’s a memoir based on his experience in the US. Although it’s been on my reading list for a long while, I recently picked it up to read, given its relevance at the moment. It’s also been a very enjoyable read, with many learning points.
I thought Obama was a very good writer. He gave an honest account of his upbringing, the anger, the pain and his desire to drive change in a broken society. He also wrote a lot about his experiences of getting to know his dad’s side of the family in Kenya.
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Separately, but on a very similar note, I watched a documentary about Lemn Sissay’s life, particularly his early years. It also touches on Lemn going back to Ethiopia to find his family. His story is very inspirational. His story is very similar to Obama’s story in the sense that they both went back “home” to Africa to discover who they really were. Lemn’s story has given me a greater appreciation for his poetry.
For anyone who’s interested, the link to the documentary is here.
Hope you all have an awesome week ahead,
Samuel
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