Mandela: a man amongst men

Once in a lifetime the world is made a better place because of vision of a single man. Nelson Mandela is such a man. “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” – Nelson Mandela, Long Walk To Freedom.

Throughout his career – in fact, throughout his lifetime – two themes drove Mandela’s vision: Freedom and Education. Freedom, not because he longed for it so much himself during his 27 years in prison but because – so true to himself – he wishes it for everyone. Upon his release from prison in 1990 he stunned the world with his generosity by ignoring his own imprisonment and immediately setting to work on the freedom of all; political and personal freedom. And he insisted that much of freedom can be attained though education: Read more…