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By Masimba Mukichi

When I think of inspirational quotes on greatness, William Shakespeare comes to mind – the quotation which strikes me most is:

“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.”

Greatness can be measured in different formulae. There are people in our midst who have achieved success and greatness unique from the one expected by the society.The person who stands out most and who comes into my mind forthwith is William Masvinu, the Zimbabwean, who won the 2013 Mr Ugly Zimbabwe contest.

His larger than life persona, sense of humour, and a sense of purpose made him trounce the other contestants and he was crowned the ugliest man in Zimbabwe for the second year running – may his celebrity status continue to reward him financially. While Mr. William Masvinu is a household name in Zimbabwe in his own right – his consecutive reign as Mr. Ugly Zimbabwe don’t surpass that of the world’s filthiest man.

An Iranian man, Amou Haji, 80, from the village of Dejgah in Southern Iran clinched the title of the world’s dirtiest man after revealing that he had not taken a bath for 60 years. His ideal day consists of eating rotting porcupine, smoking animal poo and drinking stagnant water from rusty barrels. Instead of shaving his hair when it grows too long he burns it. He sleeps rough in a grave. He wears filthy rags and puts on an old helmet in winter to keep him warm. He claims to have surpassed the record of Indian rival Kailash Singh 66, who says he has not taken a bath for more than 38 years.

Any contenders to AmouHaji, 80,the planet’s dirtiest human being?

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