LH: What have you always wanted and did you ever get it? NB: The needs and wants of humans are ever changing, they are not necessarily fixed in stone - at least not in my opinion. Having said that, if there is a common thread or ‘want(s)’ through most of the stages of my life than it was to travel, become a writer, a poet, a scholar and a martial artist. Have I achieved it? I hope so! LH: Do you know your heritage? NB: Yes, my family is a diverse mixture of ethnicities! I do not like to use the term ‘mixed race,’ as I believe that there is only one race - the human race! My father’s clan hails from the Kashmir Valley, modern day Northern and Western India [the site of the Indus Valley Civilization] near Srinagar. My mother’s clan originates from the Pashtun clans on the Silk Road of South Central Asia - comprising primarily of the modern day states of Afghanistan and Pakistan, and parts of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Iran. My family also comprises of an Irish bloodline. LH: Are you still learning who you are? NB: Yes, of course - always! We learn till our very last breath. LH: What, if anything, are you afraid of and why? NB: My greatest fear is to not be honest with or true to myself! If you cannot be true to or honest with yourself then, I believe you cannot be true or honest with anything or anyone else!
With Elliot Morris - My friend, my brother and my training partner for the past twenty plus years!
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