"I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it." Maya Angelou. As a people, as a country, as members of the collective human family, we can come together and truly rise.
do you want it bad enough to get in someone’s way to go get it? do you want it bad enough to separate yourself from cliques that you think “position” you for acceptance/greatness? true greatness is established within.. “the cost of true freedom is displacement and loneliness”
Mandela Day is about taking action to change the world for the better. In these young people, I see Madiba's example of persistence and hope. They are poised to make this world more peaceful, more prosperous, and more just.
Practicing compassion, caring for others and sharing their problems, lays the foundation for a meaningful life, not only at the level of the individual, family or community, but also for humanity as a whole.
let me use my 280 characters to say that there was a truck bomb in mogadishu, somalia that went off and killed over 200 people and injured another 300+. it has not gotten any media attention. this is one of the deadliest attacks and deserves to be heard about. #PrayForSomalia