The question
Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
The Buddhist monk Tapa Snim I met in Burma in 2007, all of whose earthly possessions he carried in a small bundle slung on one shoulder.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 May 2013 source ↗
My mother, because she raised all of us. I do have a dad, but in those days dads never helped with the kids.
My wife, Grace.
People in their 80s who are still volunteering and giving to the community.
My mother, because now I have two sons and I have help around me – including my family – I can't imagine having four little ones under the age of nine, as she did.
Political leadership generally.
The death of my father in May 1995.
Joyce Carol Oates, Jessica Hynes, Monica Ali, Greg James, Reece Shearsmith, Armistead Maupin
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