Celebra-se hoje o 95º aniversário de Nelson Mandela, e a julgar pelas notícias que nos chegam da Africa do Sul, muito provavelmente será o último. Hoje celebra-se também o dia Internacional Nelson Mandela, instituído pela ONU para valorizar a luta pela justiça, liberdade e democracia em todo o mundo, em homenagem ao trabalho de uma vida.
O modo como viveu e defendeu os seus ideais, fazem dele um ser impar, que eu só consigo comparar com Gandhi! Deixo-vos aqui algumas frases para que conheçam melhor este homem extraordinário, que dentro da imperfeição humana, foi dos que esteve mais perto de atingir a perfeição.
Today is the 95th anniversary of Nelson Mandela, and judging by the news coming from South Africa, will most likely be the last. Today the world celebrates also the Nelson Mandela International Day, established by the UN to appreciate the struggle for justice, freedom and democracy throughout the world, in honor of the work of a lifetime.
The way he lived and defended his ideals make him an unique human being, that I can only compare with Gandhi!I leave you here some quotes for you to know better this amazing man who within the human imperfection was one of who was closer to achieving perfection.
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
“It always seems impossible until it's done.”
"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 it needs be it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die."
“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.”
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
“There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.”
“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.”
“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.”
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.”
“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”
"I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not ended."
“There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.”
“A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.”
“For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”
“It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.”
“I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.”
“There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.”
"I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances."
"There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires."
"That was one of the things that worried me - to be raised to the position of a semi-god - because then you are no longer a human being. I wanted to be known as Mandela, a man with weaknesses, some of which are fundamental, and a man who is committed, but never the less, sometimes he fails to live up to expectations."
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