Nelson Mandela, 1918 - 2013.
A life has ended, the struggle will continue.
Nelson Mandela's battle against discrimination has not died with him.
There were others before him, and more will follow.
He became the first black president of South Africa in 1994.
One year before, he had received the Nobel Peace Prize award.
Read some of his thoughts and words:
Visit the Nelson Mandela Center of Memory and learn more facts about the man and the leader.
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These words are often associated with Nelson Mandela, even though they are not his.
The message is powerful:
“Our deepest fear is not
that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond
measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask
ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually,
who are you not
to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel
insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to
make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us;
it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give
other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear,
our presence automatically liberates others.”
