[governance] Mandela: a giant passes

Fri Dec 6 12:05:03 EST 2013

I guess what Im always left with when I think about Mandela and even more
now as the great and the good weigh in with such vigour, is such a sense of
lost opportunity.  If only the US and the UK, whose tacit support allowed
the Apartheid regime to stay in place, had seen the light (or been
enlightened) ten years earlier.

Imagine what South Africa, Africa and even the world would have gained 
from having Mandela leave prison not as an unbroken but enfeebled man in his
70s but as a vigorous man in his sixties with 15 years of governance left
in him to inspire the world but also to mentor and guide a whole generation
of potential leaders in South Africa and influentially elsewhere throughout
Sub-Saharan Africa.

The at best sidewards, lurching of South Africa on a whole range of
dimensions would almost certainly have been avoided and with his guidance
the turmoil and bloodshed due to bad and immature governance we have seen
elsewhere in SA and SSA would have been significantly lessened as SA would
have taken its rightful position as a moral and practical beacon.

M

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To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; Nyangkwe Agien Aaron
Cc: Mawaki Chango; Devon Blake
Subject: Re: [governance] Mandela: a giant passes

Hommage au Grand homme

With a song by Hugh Masekela

Bring Back Nelson Mandela

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opUEIVlG1BQ

Le 6 déc. 2013 à 16:04, Nyangkwe Agien Aaron a écrit :

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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