Greg Mortenson and the Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Committee is scheduled to announce its peace prize decision in two days. I don't know if Greg Mortenson is high on the list of nominees or not, but I hope he is. If I could select the winner, Greg will soon be dressing up for an evening of accolades in Oslo.

Why him? Maybe you've heard that the bestselling author of Three Cups of Tea has devoted himself to building more than 80 schools and educating more than 30,000 children (most of them girls) in remote areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan faced with poverty, violent conflict or religious extremism. But he's also taken his message of peace and education to U.S. military leaders -- Gen. David Petraeus, Joint Chiefs' chairman Adm. Mike Mullen and others -- and gotten them to listen and act on the idea that you cannot improve the on-the-ground reality or decrease the potential threats without respecting the local people and building relationships.   

I had the chance to spend a day with Greg in his home of Bozeman, Montana, for a profile I was writing for Four Seasons Magazine earlier this year. He did what he says you should do in his book: He took time, drank tea with me, shared his personal stories, introduced me to his lovely family. He was kind, but more than that he was open and vulnerable, surprisingly modest and deeply passionate about his work.

I came away impressed -- and I'm pulling for his success. On the broken terrain of Pakistan and Afghanistan. And in the halls of Oslo. The more people who know about what Greg Mortenson is doing, the better.

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I have started reading Greg Mortenson's book,and I feel surprised, that a man could care this much. I'm happy that he cares. All the people he's helped...I can't help but be impressed. I being muslim and from Pakistan, am truly happy that someone's helping. I hope Greg continues to help and I will recomend this book to others. I live in South Dakota, and I want him to visit there so I can talk to him.

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