Hello everyone! A very warm welcome to you all! The video I have selected for this post is a lighthearted, even humorous, yet informative video on being gentle with others. Enjoy!
I am pretty sure that you are all aware of Nelson Mandela's passing on December 5th. In order to honour his life I am sharing a couple of his quotes today. I chose the above video for this post because I believe that Nelson Mandela did his best to show us that a loving and gentle approach with others is far more effective than a rigid and rough one.
"It is better to lead from behind and put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership." - Nelson Mandela
This particular quote touches me, as he is showing that it is better to be humble.
"I detest racialism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man." - Nelson Mandela
I agree with him here! Love should be "colourless", and colour blind, and we need to look at the hearts of others rather than the exterior.
Thank you all so much for visiting me here! I always appreciate and enjoy reading your kind thoughts, which you are always welcome to share.
Nelson Mandela was a great man.
ReplyDeleteThe memory of his life will be eternal.
Greetings
Z jednym i drugim cytatem się całkowicie zgadzam. Nelson Mandela był człowiekiem, którego świat nie zapomni. Pozdrawiam.
ReplyDeleteWith one and the second quote is totally agree. Nelson Mandela was the man whom the world does not forget. Yours.
Beautiful honouring, Linda. The nation has lost its father...
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The world will miss this incredible man who gave so much of himself.
ReplyDeleteI followed the link over here from your comment on Life 101 when I saw that you're from Montreal. So am I (Dorval)!!
merci Linda, pour ces belles paroles, et cet hommage au grand homme.
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I love these quotes!!!
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you about the need for us to look at hearts, rather than exteriors. It's something we need to remind ourselves of.
ReplyDeleteA very nice post Linda!!
ReplyDeleteI appreciated this today my friend, thank you!
ReplyDeleteNelson Mandela was a great man. Thanks for sharing some of his quotes. We can all learn from his wisdom.
ReplyDeleteI find also that Nelson Mandela was a great man!
ReplyDeleteA lovely tribute. The world certainly lost a brave,heroic, and gentle man.
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely tribute to Nelson Mandela. He was a great man, and I admired him and what he accomplished. He left a lot of wisdom behind for us.
ReplyDeletethis is lovely, we've spent the weekend watching documentaries, pleased to see movies cancelled with tributes to Mr Mandela, last night Invictus with Morgan Freeman played. There was TV News and documentary footage we'd not seen before...massacres, police instigated carnage etc. He was a gift to South Africa and I pray there is someone that will carry his flame.
ReplyDeleteLovely Tribute Linda , oh and thank you for sharing the Quote's . We have lost a great man.
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Dear Linda - Nelson Mandela was a very special man...I think he had truly learned the secret to living a life of love and courage. Wish there were more men like him living. Thanks for sharing your tribute to this great person. God Bless you!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful and moving tribute to a beautiful and moving soul. He was a true hero and inspiration. May he rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteun bel hommge pour Nelson Mandela
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thanks for the mandela quotes, which i hadn't heard yet. it's great that his words still provide so much inspiration to so many people everywhere =)
ReplyDeletetakk for den flotte innlegg !
ReplyDeleteWonderful Linda - thanks for sharing with us. A truly wonderful man, he will be deeply missed.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Linda!
ReplyDeleteThanks for quoting his speech :)
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