[governance] Mandela: a giant passes
Mawaki Chango
kichango at gmail.com
Fri Dec 6 11:15:32 EST 2013
Aron,
I think not just Africans but the humanity (made up of our contemporaries)
is in for a life-long celebration of Madiba.
There will always be those who would want you to present your other cheek
and be beaten to death. They even said he was a terrorist because he once
embraced armed struggle in the face of the regime's brutality, while not
saying a word about the state terrorism in full display, leaving no viable
options to people yearning for freedom. I guess that kind of commentators
are the same ones who would tell you that Margaret Thatcher saved Mandela
from decapitation, or whatever it was that the apartheid regime practiced
for the capital sentence. And I guess it is the same kind of talking heads
who told us in the 80's that we (all people asking for change) should go
easy on Pieter Botha because he allegedly was as liberal as we could get
for a Prime Minister from the National Party ranks. And then De Klerk came
along and we were like "oh, we thought everybody else from that party was
supposed to be worse for the cause than Botha?"
I have been made aware of the apartheid problem from early junior high
school (same period I came to read about MLK and Rosa Park life stories/
civil rights struggle in the US), attending conferences, reading news and
books about the issue. So that kind of commentators can tell their parallel
universe stories to folks who haven't been paying attention. As for me, I
only have one word or gesture for them: [shrug]
Moving on.
Mawaki
On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 3:04 PM, Nyangkwe Agien Aaron <
nyangkweagien at gmail.com> wrote:
> Mawaki
>
> Despite the glowing legacy bequeathed by Madiba some devil encarnates
> still parodes the air to smear the man.
>
> A French TV program last night made us to understand that "Nelson
> Mandela could not run for a second term because 'he was a man of power
> or prepared for it" They saiq some other useless thing so much so that
> my spychic self could not withstand it anymore. I started dosing off
> and by the time I woke off, my daughter had switched off the TV.
>
> I started wondering how wome people can delve into such dirty work
> with such alacrity and so soon?
>
> However, the sound minded will live to celebrate Madiba as could be
> expressed by this South African White wo wire a very tall flower on
> the fence of Madiba's compound fence
>
> We (Africans) are in for a live long celebration for Madiba.
>
> Aaron
>
> On 12/6/13, Mawaki Chango <kichango at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Exactly, Aron... Right on about meditation (or a pause to reflect) and
> > congratulations. Yes, I feel like congratulating the freedom fighter, the
> > strategist-organizer, the statesman and the leader in humanity --while
> > presenting my heartfelt condolences to the people of South Africa, to the
> > second-time widow of a freedom fighter, Graça Machel, to the whole
> Mandela
> > family and to us all in the name of our common humanity. I'm not sad,
> > though, because for one I think Mandela's spirit had already left us for
> > some time, and I rejoice in knowing that his soul has at least been
> > released from his body, so while he may no longer ex-ist (be on this
> > reality plane of ours), he now is, nevertheless. Fully. As he was meant
> to
> > be. As he always will be.
> >
> > My greatest fear when he came out of prison: I thought this man has been
> > put away for 27 years, is he still in touch of our then present reality?
> > Will he be able to avoid making some serious blunders, the kind that
> would
> > make haters go like: "you see, we told you he was a commie and can't be
> > relied on to lead a country such as South Africa." Admittedly, I myself
> was
> > on the lookout --where will the first big gaffe come from? I waited and
> > feared in vain, thankfully. To my amazement, he astutely navigated
> through
> > all the hurdles and traps without compromising his vision and principles.
> > So much so that from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to his exit
> > from the national political scene (not to mention his mark on the
> beautiful
> > post-apartheid constitution), he set an exemplar that inspires way beyond
> > his country --not just as a near-martyr but as an active statesman.
> >
> > Sir, you have given us so much more than anyone can expect from another
> > human being, let alone from ourselves. Now may you rest eternally in
> peace.
> > Bye!
> >
> > Mawaki
> >
> > p.s. My favorite quote about this great transition is from Muhammad Ali,
> > another legend: "His was a spirit born free, destined to soar above the
> > rainbow. Today his spirit is soaring through the heavens. He is now
> forever
> > free."
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 1:00PM, Nyangkwe Agien Aaron
> > <nyangkweagien at gmail.com
> >> wrote:
> >
> >> No one missed the news
> >> We were all meditating on the life and deeds of this great giant that
> >> just went home
> >> Genuine souls will live to celebrate his achievements and what came
> >> out from Mandela's mouth
> >>
> >> CONGRATULATIONS MADIBA
> >>
> >> Aaron
> >>
> >> On 12/6/13, Devon Blake <devonrb at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > As one who has been inspired by the life of Mandela and fashioned many
> >> > of
> >> > my ideals from his utterances, I say thank you Nelson Mandela and may
> >> your
> >> > soul rest in peace.
> >> > To the South African peoples I say, you may have lost a father but the
> >> > principles he stood for' his vision and his philosophies remain'
> Honour
> >> him
> >> > by your practices, and his sacrifices will not be in vain.
> >> > Devon
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 4:07 AM, Katim S. Touray <kstouray at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Dear all,
> >> >>
> >> >> For a list like this, I would have thought that the passing a way of
> >> >> Mandela last night (Fr.) would have been headline news this morning.
> >> >> Since
> >> >> no one has woken up yet to say so, I am. As *The Economist* put it
> >> >> simply: "A giant passes."
> >> >>
> >> >> Please join me in expressing our since and heartfelt condolences to
> >> >> all
> >> >> of
> >> >> humanity on the passing away of a true giant of Africa and one who
> >> >> will,
> >> >> eternally, be an inspiration to all those fighting for justice.
> >> >>
> >> >> Katim
> >> >>
> >> >>
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