Today’s topic is
Life. The quote is:
This quote is by
Nelson Mandela. Mandela was born into the Madiba clan in Mvezo, Transkei, on
July 18, 1918, to Nonqaphi Nosekeni and Nkosi Mphakanyiswa Gadla Mandela, principal
counsellor to the Acting King of the Thembu people, Jongintaba Dalindyebo; he
died December 5th, 2013, in his home in Johannesburg. His birth name
was Rolihlahla Mandela, he received the name Nelson from his school teacher because
according to their custom it was said that they must give the school children “Christian”
names. After hearing the elder’s stories of his ancestor’s valour during the
wars of resistance, he dreamed also of making his own contribution to the
freedom struggle of his people. Mandela joined the African National Congress in
1944 when he helped to form the ANC Youth League. Nelson Mandela immersed
himself in official talks to end white minority rule and in 1991 was elected
ANC President to replace his ailing friend Oliver Tambo. In 1993 he and
President FW de Klerk jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize and on 27 April 1994 he
voted for the first time in his life. On 10 May 1994 he was inaugurated South
Africa’s first democratically elected President. On his 80th birthday in 1998
he married Graça Machel, his third wife. True to his promise Nelson Mandela
stepped down in 1999 after one term as President. He continued to work with the
Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund he set up in 1995 and established the Nelson
Mandela Foundation and The Mandela Rhodes Foundation.
Anyway back to the
quote. In the quote Mandela states “There is no passion to be found in settling
for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” What he is
trying to say is that there is no true happiness in your life, when you do not
put forth your full potential; that by putting hard work and determination in
everything you do you may see a great difference in the result then if you were
to only put forth just “enough” work. To succeed you must use your all. That no
matter the situation may it be big or small always put forth your greatest
effort.
Another way to look
at this quote is that to be truly happy with your life, the one you are capable
of living; you must do everything you can. You must never give up on your
dreams. Always do your best to succeed. Mandela has been in and out of many
prisons in his time, and he never let that stop him from reaching his dreams of
helping his people in their freedom struggle. As you may know, he had reached
his goal. So like Mandela, never give up on your dreams and goals. Always put
forth your greatest effort and never, never ever give up. You may not reach your
goals right away, but with time and effort you will one day, may it be months
or years after you set into action your goals, you will succeed and reach your
goals.
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Nelson Mandela and his life go to the link below:
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