A Jewish proverb says God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers.While most of us would swear by it, a meeting with a very interesting gentleman made me wonder if there are people who would want to question this.
Malcolm Lacey was born to a British mother and an Asian father and placed in the hands of a beautiful white couple when he was only three month old. His adopted older brother, who is half Jamaican welcomed him to his new home and they lived as a happy family. Today, 33 years later, Malcolm is on the quest to look for his birth parents.
So what made him go on this quest? "I wanted to find out about my birth parents to know my hereditary history. Also because I wanted to know what they were like. I have been blessed to be raised by my adopted parents. If I could give my children half as much love as they have given me, I would consider that I have done a great job. But I want to talk to my birth parents once."
Now you sure are hoping that he gets in touch with his family. But the fact is he has. Almost. He knows exactly where his mother lives, how many half siblings he has, he even has a picture of his mother's house from Google Earth. He has been trying to get in touch with his mother through the adoption agency, and waiting for a response. It could be a long wait.
However, about the difference in colour among his family he says, "colour doesn't matter. After all, if you have loving parent, that's all you need as a child."
"I don't want to one fine day knock on my mother's door and say 'hi mom, I am here'. She was 15 when she gave birth to me . She is 47 now and that is too much of a shock. I don't know if my brother and sisters know that I exist and it would be a rude shock if they come to know now. I am going to write to her and ask her to gt in touch with me if at she wants to. If its meant to be, its' meant to be", he says.
It is meant to be, I want to believe.
Friday, 25 June 2010
A world citizen, really.
Meeting interesting people is one of the many incentives one gets as a journalist. Probably the most interesting too. I bring this up now due to my meeting with Sam Johnson.
A black man with funky Afro braids, Sam could pass of as a hip Reage star. But take a closer look and you know that this man is far from being one. Primarily because he is not black! He is mixed race.
Sam was born born to a father who was half Cuban and half Scotish and a mother who was half Indian and half Jamaican. He was born in Nottingham and raised in Norway!
His wife Charlotte was born to a Pakistani muslim father an a mother who is half Vietnamese and half Welsh.
Woooaaaa! I is all I could say! It's people like these who erase the boundries on the world map and bring cultures closer.
I met on a Friday afternoon, the day FIFA was to kick off. "I am missing the World Cup to give you an interview. You don't have to feel guilty about it, but it's okay if you want to", he said just as I was about to start. "Oooops", I said and we statred off.
After a delightful chat (which you can catch on the website), I asked him his plans for the weekend. He said: "I am going to attend my Sikh friend's daughter's wedding. He is the Godfather of my children."
"Whooaaaaa", I said again.
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