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grantcart

(53,061 posts)
1. I remember attending a seminar at graduate school in 1978 and a representative of the ANC
Thu Jul 18, 2013, 06:15 PM
Jul 2013

was spreading Mandela's message of no retribution but a new start for all whites and blacks.

It just seemed impossible that such a message of grace could exist under such oppression.

Absolutely breathtaking to watch come to reality.

sheshe2

(87,272 posts)
2. From a vision to reality...
Thu Jul 18, 2013, 06:41 PM
Jul 2013

Sure we have a long road ahead of us yet as Mandela says below "Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward."

Forward, to reach our dreams and make them a reality.

“I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.”

― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom: first trailer starring Idris Elba

This epic motion picture spans Mandela's extraordinary life, from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected President of South Africa.

You must go to the link grantcart~ The trailer is wonderful!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/nelson-mandela/10179605/Mandela-Long-Walk-To-Freedom-first-trailer-starring-Idris-Elba.html

Cha

(305,137 posts)
5. I just saw the Trailer, she.. I have to see this
Fri Jul 19, 2013, 01:06 AM
Jul 2013

movie! It's not out on netflix yet but When it Is.. I'm there!

Mahalo, mahalo, mahalo, she! BOG

Cha

(305,137 posts)
4. Mahalo, for these Amazing Graphics of Nelson Mandela's
Fri Jul 19, 2013, 01:04 AM
Jul 2013

Life and the President of the United States whose hero is Mandela, she! Those are beautiful inspiring words in that graphic.

And, on Mandela's 95th Birthday when he's been making a remarkable recovery after being "so close to death".

Snip***

"We don't only recognize him on this day. We put smiles on other people's faces, we donate to other people less fortunate," Thato Williams, a 13-year-old student, said during an assembly in Mandela's honor at Melpark Primary School in Johannesburg. Some 700 students there sang "Happy Birthday" in a hall filled with posters created to honor Mandela's contributions to peace and education."

http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_23683263/mandela-steadily-improving-95th-birthday?source=rss

Happy Birthday, Nelson Mandela~

Mahalo, she, BOG

Cha

(305,137 posts)
6. Night KicK! Happy Birthday, Nelson Mandela.. it's still your
Fri Jul 19, 2013, 02:47 AM
Jul 2013

birthday in Hawai'i!

P.S. I was thinking this was in GD 'cause I just saw it on the bottom of the Greatest.

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