Stories

I was born in Sungai Siput, Perak. Since young, I worked for my father’s small business and with the wages I earned, I bought whatever I liked. When I studied overseas, I worked part-time to pay for my living expenses. I have always worked hard to achieve my targets, so I strongly believed that there’s

As a marine biologist and conservationist, Jonathan Phu conducts scientific research on sea turtles to understand their population status and distribution. His studies focus on how the community and government organisations can help to protect these charismatic marine species. He is also a National Geographic Explorer and has given several speeches internationally. In 2019, he

I was once a drug addict and it seemed I would have lived my entire life as one. It began in 1992, a year after getting married. I mixed with the wrong group of friends who were into substance abuse, and in not time I was hooked. The next 18 years became the darkest period

I am a fortune baby, or born into a family practising Nichiren Buddhism. Since childhood, the teachings of my mentor SGI President Daisaku Ikeda had a profound impact on me and instilled deep-rooted conviction in faith. I had excellent results and this helped me enter a pharmacy course at the University of Nottingham. The first

I grew up in a poor family and was introduced to Nichiren Buddhism by friends at the age of 19. The teachings of Nichiren and SGI President Daisaku Ikeda had a profound impact on me from the start. I started practising Buddhism by imbibing the spirit of mentor and disciple as described in The Human

When I was young, I actually thought that marrying a rich man would make me live happily ever after. I was introduced to Nichiren Buddhism when a cousin’s friend told me that “no prayer will go unanswered” when we chant Nam-myoho-renge-kyo. Though I began chanting, I didn’t participate in SGM activities. My only brother, who

Heavy Family Karma I was born in Pahang and the youngest among seven children. My eldest brother was a gangster, and would sometimes come home with a bleeding head from fights, or hold a knife against our mother to get money for drugs. Due to this terrifying situation and a speech impediment, I had an