Nelson mandela lived for that ideal and he made it real. He achieved more than could be expected of any man and today hes gone home and weve lost one of the most influential, courageous and profoundly good human beings that any of us will share time with on this earth. He no longer belongs to us, he belongs to the ages. Through his fierce dignity and will to sacrifice his own freedom for the freedom of other madiba transformed south africa and knew all of us. His journey from a prisoner to a president embodied the promise that human beings and countries can change for the better. His commitment to transfer power and reconcile with those who jailed him serve as an example that all humanity should aspire to, whether in the lives of nations or our own personal lives. And the fact that he did it wall grace and good humor and the ability to acknowledge his own imperfections only makes the man that much more remarkable. He once said im not a saint unless you think a saint is a siner who keep
Nelson mandela lived for that ideal and he made it real. He achieved more than could be expected of any man and today hes gone home and weve lost one of the most influential, courageous and profoundly good human beings that any of us will share time with on this earth. He no longer belongs to us, he belongs to the ages. Through his fierce dignity and will to sacrifice his own freedom for the freedom of other madiba transformed south africa and knew all of us. His journey from a prisoner to a president embodied the promise that human beings and countries can change for the better. His commitment to transfer power and reconcile with those who jailed him serve as an example that all humanity should aspire to, whether in the lives of nations or our own personal lives. And the fact that he did it wall grace and good humor and the ability to acknowledge his own imperfections only makes the man that much more remarkable. He once said im not a saint unless you think a saint is a siner who keep