But to able to know that millions were saved from slow, miserable death because of his work must have enabled him to have lived with great peace of mind.
Bravo for posting this Peter. Norman Borlaug was arguably the greatest benefactor of mankind in history, and he did his thing with calm persistence and patient persuasion, overcoming countless naysayers on the way to improving the basic diets of millions.
If there are levels of Heaven to correspond with Dante’s levels of Hell Norman Borlaug is way up in the penthouse.
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But to able to know that millions were saved from slow, miserable death because of his work must have enabled him to have lived with great peace of mind.
September 14th, 2009 at 12:03 am
Norman Borlaug was a great hero of mine. He really influenced a couple of my career choices, to my great benefit. What a wonderful legacy.
September 14th, 2009 at 9:29 am
Bravo for posting this Peter. Norman Borlaug was arguably the greatest benefactor of mankind in history, and he did his thing with calm persistence and patient persuasion, overcoming countless naysayers on the way to improving the basic diets of millions.
If there are levels of Heaven to correspond with Dante’s levels of Hell Norman Borlaug is way up in the penthouse.
September 14th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
@Sully – In the Paradiso Dante had nine spheres of heaven, like the nine levels of hell in the Inferno.
September 14th, 2009 at 2:18 pm