Nelson Mandela Breaks The Barriers

Mandela In 1964

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is known to his countrymen as Madiba. He broke the apartheid in reconciliatory effort in South Africa way back.Thus, he was elected President of South Africa four years after he was freed in 1990. He is considered as the first black South African to get the the electoral mandate in multiracial election. He served presidency for one term only. Mandela can be described as a person with high spirit despite hostility, deprivation and loneliness he experienced in 27 years stay in jail. In the same way, he can also be compared to a physically challenged person who has a determination and guts to do things other normal persons do. As a nonagenarian, Mandela's psychological and emotional state are very sharp and stable —compared to other people of his age—that he performs his life in the mantra: “Live life to the fullest.”

Mandela In Jail

His greatest concerns are health specifically AIDS, Poverty, and Illiteracy. About AIDS, he advised people to stop the stigma of discriminating people with this kind of disease. According to him, people must be well informed about this sickness. Hence, he encouraged people to treat people as what they would want to be treated to. By continuing such maltreatment, according to him, it might even boost severe harm to the person with sickness more than his affliction does.

Nelson Mandela: The Freeman

For me, the discrimination in South Africa about health is also attributed to poverty that lead to illiteracy. Illiteracy or lack of information about something can be partial to others.

Although he was imprisoned for so many years, he has still no intention to retaliate. Because he really believes that doing such is an unfriendly choice. 

According to an exclusive interview, he wants to be remembered not as GOD to some but as an ordinary person with righteousness and vices.