Author : Trevor Noah
A biographical Memoir of a world-famous personality, the current
host of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah, Born A Crime is a very insightful and
inspiring read. Noah deftly covers both the political background of the
post-Apartheid South Africa and his own personal experiences in this book. He
delves into diverse issues like the Apartheid, Colonialism, Religion, education
and gender, which were prevalent in his childhood days in South Africa. The
book is a collection of short anecdotes, a narration of his painful experiences
which happened in his childhood and adolescence with a comical twist. Few
stories make you laugh out loud and few make you cringe in pain. In between the
stories, he gives us a detailed account of the history and also the social,
political and economic background of South Africa post- Apartheid.
Trevor’s unique identity and his troubled childhood could vastly
be attributed to the bold choices made by both his mother and him, two very
strong minded, independent individuals who refused to succumb to the dampening
circumstances around them. Despite being
ostracized and subject to domestic violence and abuse, Trevor’s mother laid a
solid foundation to Trevor’s future. Vowing to write his own destiny, Trevor
embraced all the challenges thrown at him and launched himself to reach the
stars.
Trevor’s mom tells him “Learn from
your past and be better
because of your past, but don’t cry
about your past. Life is full
of
pain. Let the pain sharpen you, but don’t hold on to it”.
And he lives by those words. Trevor Noah’s story has to be
told to the world, and it is told exactly the way it has to be told. My respect
went up ten-fold to this man, who came out sane and balanced after going
through so much trauma in his childhood. I love stories of such people, who go
through so much suffering but come out unscathed with a mission to light up the
world. They are the torch bearers of humanity, an emblem of hope and compassion,
which the world needs badly.
Take a bow, Trevor Noah. Lead the Way. May the Force be with
you.
My rating: 5/5.
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