Anonymous
Post 12/06/2013 21:30     Subject: Nelson Mandella has died
Anonymous wrote:As an African woman I care. Nelson Mandela's leadership, his vision, his commitment, dedication, inspiration meant everything to me. He cared, when no one did, before social media, before equality, before freedom, before liberty, there was Nelson Mandela. I remember the statement he delivered from the dock at the opening of his trial in 1964, it was like an awakening. Mandela knew there was a good chance of his being sentenced to death, yet this is how he ended his speech:

"During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die."Reading it now still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.It said to me: you always have to stand up for what is right, and for what you believe in, whatever the consequences. In the words of Emiliano Zapata Salazar: It's better to die upon your feet than to live upon your knees! I can't honestly say I've always managed to live up to this ideal, but each time I fail it is Mandela's words that I hear, reminding me that I have to do better. I am saddened by his death, the world lost a lot today. Mandela, we will miss you and we will always remember you
Mandela is in Heaven now and his legacy will live forever. RIP Mandela
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2013 21:26     Subject: Re:Nelson Mandella has died
Rest in perfect peace President Madiba,The world will miss your good heart .....
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2013 16:04     Subject: Nelson Mandella has died
Anonymous wrote:Please stop saying he's a celebrity. He's not.


+1.

Anyone who says he is does not know WHY he is so revered. Saying he is a celebrity understates what he represented.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2013 15:34     Subject: Nelson Mandella has died
Please stop saying he's a celebrity. He's not.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2013 14:18     Subject: Nelson Mandella has died
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just saw this on FB,

"I cannot believe it, Nelson Mandela has died. This is so unfair and completely unexpected. The world will be an absolute hell hole now that he has left us and is not longer giving us his guidance. We have suffered a tremendous and unexplainably abrupt loss"


I am sorry he died. But as I said in another thread, the need to personalize a "celebrity" death just puzzles me. Yes, he did great things. Yes his family is sad he died. But how have YOU suffered exactly? He was 95 and in poor health, how is this "an abrupt and sudden loss..." Was he a relative of yours I did not know about? Were you somehow active in the movement that I did not know about?


+1
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2013 13:01     Subject: Nelson Mandella has died
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just saw this on FB,

"I cannot believe it, Nelson Mandela has died. This is so unfair and completely unexpected. The world will be an absolute hell hole now that he has left us and is not longer giving us his guidance. We have suffered a tremendous and unexplainably abrupt loss"


I am sorry he died. But as I said in another thread, the need to personalize a "celebrity" death just puzzles me. Yes, he did great things. Yes his family is sad he died. But how have YOU suffered exactly? He was 95 and in poor health, how is this "an abrupt and sudden loss..." Was he a relative of yours I did not know about? Were you somehow active in the movement that I did not know about?


Well, I get where you are coming from on the logical level. While I was very sad about Paul Walker death, I was not reduced to tears like some. I was more moved by Nelson Mandela's death. He was not a celebrity, an actor or an entertainer. His mission in life was to uplift a people and a nation. Some people, including me, are inspired by the way that he sacrificed and lived. You never know the impact that a person like Nelson Mandela had on someone's life, including some of us that did not know him personally. Honestly, his message has changed the way that some people view the world and their place in it. Seems sappy but to some people, he meant that much. When I visited South Africa, visiting the place where he was imprisioned was one of the most moving experiences I have ever had.
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2013 12:43     Subject: Nelson Mandella has died
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just saw this on FB,

"I cannot believe it, Nelson Mandela has died. This is so unfair and completely unexpected. The world will be an absolute hell hole now that he has left us and is not longer giving us his guidance. We have suffered a tremendous and unexplainably abrupt loss"


I am sorry he died. But as I said in another thread, the need to personalize a "celebrity" death just puzzles me. Yes, he did great things. Yes his family is sad he died. But how have YOU suffered exactly? He was 95 and in poor health, how is this "an abrupt and sudden loss..." Was he a relative of yours I did not know about? Were you somehow active in the movement that I did not know about?


High emotional IQ there, huh?
Anonymous
Post 12/06/2013 12:35     Subject: Nelson Mandella has died
Anonymous wrote:Just saw this on FB,

"I cannot believe it, Nelson Mandela has died. This is so unfair and completely unexpected. The world will be an absolute hell hole now that he has left us and is not longer giving us his guidance. We have suffered a tremendous and unexplainably abrupt loss"


I am sorry he died. But as I said in another thread, the need to personalize a "celebrity" death just puzzles me. Yes, he did great things. Yes his family is sad he died. But how have YOU suffered exactly? He was 95 and in poor health, how is this "an abrupt and sudden loss..." Was he a relative of yours I did not know about? Were you somehow active in the movement that I did not know about?