Norman Borlaug: My Profound Source of Inspiration
"... these places I have seen clubbed my mind, they are so poor and depressing. I don't know what we can do to help these people, but we have to do something." "When I know our scientific facts are right, I am going to play that card, and play it hard" These phrases revealed to me one of the greatest humanitarians of the modern world, Norman Borlaug, also known as the father of the Green Revolution and the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. How did I come across Dr. Borlaug? It was in the historic year of 2020—the Covid-19 pandemic—when I embarked on cultivating 'Chasing Health,' my lifestyle project as a community health worker and health educator. While seeking inspiration from quotes by humanitarian figures, I stumbled upon this comment: 'The destiny of world civilization depends upon providing a decent standard of living for all mankind" recalled by a businessman in a conversation with Dr. Norman Borlaug. Since then, I have adopted these words...