Born '75 in the backyard of Zimbabwe in Africa, Chief K.Masimba Biriwasha is a children's writer, poet, playwright, social activitist and upcoming online publisher.

His first self-published book, The Dream Of Stones, was awarded the Zimbabwe National Award for Outstanding Children's Book for 2004, but was a complete publishing business nightmare as sales refused to take off.

His greatest dream is to win the Nobel Prize for Literature - someday.

But for now, he is chilling in Chiang Mai, Thailand, finding the middle path to build a publishing house that will bring knowledge to poor and marginalized children in Africa.

Take time to find his spirit in his words, and maybe together, we can make the dream to bring knowledge to the motherland come true.

My passion is ...

Writing and Basketbal

I know too much about ...

Nothing

My parents always told me ...

To go and find the rare star

My childhood ambition ...

Law and Writing

My favorite memory ...

Being Alive and Determined and Courageous

Why I write ...

To Be My God Given Self

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Eclectic

My first job ...

Still Searching

My best moment ...

When I feel wholesome and connected

My inspiration ...

Butterflies

Religion & Spirituality > Buddhism Testimonies: Experiencing Buddhism

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A Gentle Monk From Thailand

During a recent visit to Thailand's Chiang Mai city, Thich Nhat Hanh, an internationally renowned Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, told hundreds of adherents that he had wanted to become a monk at age nine after he saw an image in a magazine of Buddha sitting peacefully.

"The Buddha was sitting so peacefully on the grass, not on a lotus flower, but he looked very happy and peaceful," said the 80-year-old monk, describing the magazine picture to the audience.

Hanh said the magazine portrait of the Buddha painted an idyllic and attractive picture in his young...

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