From David@Montreal:
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY!
TWENTY YEARS AGO ALREADY!
NELSON stepped out of Robin Island prison and the hope and possibilities still leave me speechless with tears.
Who would have ever thought we'd all see twenty years of the anniversary I think there's a lesson about hope and persistence here.
Thanks for the reminder, David.
During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to the struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.
Nelson Mandela
Photo from Wiki.
UPDATE: Please see the lovely picture of Nelson Mandela with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and read Elizabeth's beautiful post at Telling Secrets.
Elizabeth Kaeton has a blog on this too, with a wonderful photo of Bp Tutu and Nelson Madela
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking note of this great anniversary, Mimi. I remember so vividly sitting up in the middle of the night (USA east coast time) to listen to the event of Mandela's release being reported on the radio. It was such a powerful moment, his words were so full of truth -- I think it's one of the things that has kept me going in the years since. A sign of hope and rebirth.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth's post is wonderful!
That we could but take the lessons learned from the period of reconciliation in South Africa and incorporate them into a process of reconciliation in the Anglican Communion. I suppose the indaba meetings at Lambeth may have been Rowan's attempt. If the ABC had invited Gene Robinson into the group, I may have taken the process more seriously.
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