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Motivation
Size: Paper Size: 650 x 500 mm
Handwritten motivation by Nelson Mandela:
Today when I look at Robben Island I see it as a celebration of the struggle and a symbol of the finest qualities of the human spirit, rather than as a monument to the brutal tyranny and oppression of
apartheid.
Robben Island is a place where courage endured in the face of endless hardship, a place where people kept on believing when it seemed their dreams were hopeless and a place where wisdom and
determination
overcame
fear
and
human
frailty.
It is true that Robben Island was once a place of darkness, but out of that darkness has come a wonderful brightness, a light so powerful that it could not be hidden
behind prison
walls,
held back by
prison
bars
or
hemmed
in by
the
surrounding sea.
In these sketches entitled: My Robben Island, I have atempted to colour the island sketches in ways that relflect the positive
light in which I
view
it. This
is what I would
like
to share
with
people
around the
world
and,
hopefully,
also project the idea
that even the most fantastic dreams can be achieved if we are prepared to
endure life's
challanges.
Stock No: NM107
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