A black jewish woman. A somali english poet and author. A mountaineer nepalese physician. What do these people have in common?
Well they were all featured in a BBC documentary which seeks to profile people from all walks of life who dreamed, persisted, persevered to overcome odds and in the end became successful in their own right.
Made me wonder. Why isnt there people from my own race (except the famous boxer), being profiled in a global radio station as such?
Is it perception? Stereoryping? Life principles? Identity? Or all of the above?
I refuse to believe of all the 100 mil or so individuals out there that not one story can make its way to the pile of heaps.
Im not giving up hope on you my countrymen.
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In 2009, Efren Penaflorida, a Filipino educator, won as CNN Hero of the Year with his advocacy to educate street childre through his "Kariton Klasrum.Personally, I have witnessed ordinary Filipinos doing extraordinary work in their communities. They do it with so much integrity even when no one is taking notice and most of the time with nothing to gain.This is the brand of Filipino integrity of work and purpose. In my experience it is alive and this does not need local or international recognition or validation.
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