I Came, I Saw, I Became

Born into a peasant, polygamous family of nineteen, Lindani excelled academically, rising to become a Doctor of Engineering. His marriage to Nicole, a veterinary doctor, ended prematurely due to his work-driven, competitive, and narcissistic nature. As a politically connected academic, Lindani amassed wealth and fame, often at the cost of meaningful human relationships.

His world crumbled when a regime change led to his imprisonment at the age of fifty for culpable homicide and obstructing justice. Nicole fought relentlessly for his release. In prison, Lindani joined ‘Compassionate Friends,’ a group of 30 volunteers aiding a PhD student researching the relationship between human consciousness and global suffering. Among these volunteers, seven were falsely imprisoned by the previous regime to suppress dissent.

Through his interactions with these individuals, Lindani’s win-or-lose outlook on life and his consciousness were profoundly transformed. Along with his fellow members, he awakened to the dormant universal intelligence within. Within the confines of prison, they discovered their life’s purpose, leading to unexpected joy, happiness, and fulfilment.

Marshall Shumba was born in 1974 in Harare, Zimbabwe, where he attended school and completed a degree in agricultural sciences in 1997. Throughout his schooling days right up to university, Marshall acted with his father, Simon Shumba – a renowned comedian in Zimbabwe. Marshall appeared on several TV dramas and movies during his father’s lifetime until he joined formal employment as an agronomist in Zimbabwe.

He left Zimbabwe in 2008 and worked as an educator in South Africa where he worked on his first book titled, Blisters of Chimurenga, published in Canada, in 2016. Marshall is married to Perpetua and is a father of three. He moved from Bushbuckridge, South Africa to the UK in February 2023 and currently stays and works in Northampton.