"South Africa's beloved former president, Nelson Mandela 94, is in a hospital in serious condition with a lung infection, according to South African government officials."
Mandela, revered as South Africa's first post-apartheid black president, served one term as president and stepped down in 1999 to concentrate on charity work helping children, particularly those orphaned through AIDS. He has not been active in public life for almost a decade. But he remains an enormously important symbol of hope and unity in South Africa, a country with lingering racial tensions, widespread poverty and massive social problems.
I, as a member of MANNAM volunteer association, do really respect Mandela and his life. I always try to follow his footsteps for the world peace. Here, I share some of his quotes.
[Nelson Mandela Quotes]
* Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
* I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
* If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.
* It always seems impossible until its done.
* If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness.
Mandela, please get well soon!!!
(source: Los Angeles Times)
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