Mandela's mind (266)
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The former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela has completed his 95-year-old life, and his legendary life has attracted the attention of the world.
He was once a national fighter in South Africa. He was imprisoned for his leadership against the white apartheid policy. White rulers kept him on the desolate Atlantic island of Robben Island for 27 years. At that time, even though Mandela was old, the white rulers still treated him cruelly like ordinary young prisoners.
Due to pressure from public opinion in the world, the white ruler had to release Mandela 27 years later. Especially after Mandela was elected president in 1991, the equal status of blacks and whites has been rewritten in the world. For this reason, the later US President Obama also made a special trip to the prison where Mandela once stayed, and also experienced life there, which shocked Obama, because life there is really not something ordinary people can tolerate.
Robben Island is located in Table Bay, 7 miles northwest of Cape Town. The island is covered with rocks and is full of seals, snakes and other animals.
At that time, Mandela was locked in a "zinc leather room" in the general concentration camp. During the day, he smashed stones and crushed the big rocks from the quarry into stones. Sometimes kelp is harvested from the cold sea water, and lime is also used. He lined up to the quarry every morning, then was unfettered and descended to a large limestone field, where he used a pick and spade to dig limestone. Because Mandela is the main offender, there are three people who guard him. They are not friendly to him and always look for various reasons to abuse him.
However, when Mandela was released from prison and was elected president in 1991, among the guests Mandela invited at his presidential inauguration, there were three prison guards who had abused him. The presidential inauguration ceremony began, and Mandela got up to give a speech to welcome the guests. He first introduced dignitaries from all over the world, and then he said that although he was deeply honored to receive so many distinguished guests, he was most happy that when he was detained in Robben Island prison, he was guarded by the three former prison officials. People can also be there. He invited them to stand up so that he could introduce them to everyone.
Mandela's broad mind and magnanimous spirit made the whites in South Africa who had cruelly abused him for 27 years felt ashamed, and made all those present in awe. Watching the elderly Mandela slowly stand up, respectfully pay tribute to the three guards who once held him, all the guests present so that the whole world calmed down.
Mandela also regarded his 27 years of prison life as his wealth in life. He explained to his friends that he was very anxious and grumpy when he was young. It was in prison that he learned how to control his emotions before he lived. Come down. His years in prison gave him time and encouragement, which enabled him to learn how to deal with the pain of his suffering. He said that gratitude and tolerance often stem from pain and suffering, and must be trained with great perseverance.
When someone asked about Mandela’s mood on the day he was released from prison, he said a famous saying that people all over the world took as his motto: When I walked out of the cell and passed the prison gate to freedom, I was already Clearly, if you can't leave grief and resentment behind you.
A bright star has fallen, but his broad and deep mind will stay in the world forever and enlighten people. Let us remember this "Nobel Peace Prize" winner with infinite admiration. May Mandela's spirit live forever. Publication of
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Mandela’s mind
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