纳尔逊·曼德拉：巨人辞世
<p><span word="AMONG">AMONG</span> <span word="Nelson">Nelson</span> <span word="Mandela">Mandela</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="achievements">achievements</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="First">First</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="inspiring">inspiring</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fortitude">fortitude</span>, <span word="magnanimity">magnanimity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dignity">dignity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="oppression">oppression</span>, <span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 27 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="equal">equal</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brutal">brutal</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="imprisonment">imprisonment</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Robben">Robben</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>, <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="patience">patience</span>, <span word="humour">humour</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="forgiveness">forgiveness</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="freer">freer</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="bars">bars</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="locked">locked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="demeaning">demeaning</span> <span word="prejudices">prejudices</span>. <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="warders">warders</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admire">admire</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="most">most</span>.</p><p><span word="Second">Second</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="miraculous">miraculous</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="engineered">engineered</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="oversaw">oversaw</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="transformation">transformation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="byword">byword</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nastiness">nastiness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="narrowness">narrowness</span> <span word="into">into</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="intent">intent</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rainbow">rainbow</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="colour">colour</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="entitled">entitled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="respect">respect</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span>.</p><p><span word="Exorcising">Exorcising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curse">curse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="colour">colour</span></p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="politician">politician</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Mandela">Mandela</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="contradictions">contradictions</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="genius">genius</span> <span word="nor">nor</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="saint">saint</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="writings">writings</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="banal">banal</span> <span word="Marxist">Marxist</span> <span word="ramblings">ramblings</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anger">anger</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="infused">infused</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="justifiable">justifiable</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="charisma">charisma</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="evident">evident</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="feared">feared</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span>, <span word="debased">debased</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="humour">humour</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="handsome">handsome</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="skin">skin</span>.</p>
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