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Can I lead my nation and make every day Mandela day?
an essay...
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Mpitse Mpitsi
I can if I began by reviving the hope of that barefooted
child whose foot is exposed and shows cracks as
proof of his long walks to school and whose bruised
feet, tortured by the hardness of the long roads he
travels on a daily basis, long for comfort from a school
shoe. I will save him from despair and whisper into his
ears and say remember that you still have one important thing still intact and that is your freedom.
I can if I begin my mission of restoring the lost hope
of my nation and saving them from despair, I will start
by lifting them up by sharing with them the memoirs of
Nelson Mandela. When I’m done, I will use the table
mountain as a podium, cease my moment, and scream
viva Madiba, let’s make every day Mandela day.
I can if I began by reviving the hope of the homeless
man, whose faith and hope has been overclouded
by his daily struggles, who spend more than 8 normal working hours at the streets robots with his neck
exhausted from a lingering board sign written “help I’m
jobless and homeless”. I will save him from despair
and I will whisper in his ears, remind him that his life is
not over and with the determination and courage he is
shows by waking up every day and having to choose,
without certainty, which side of town may produce his
desired outcomes, I will enlighten him about the opportunities that awaits people like him….so he must start
cherishing his freedom.
I can if I began by reviving the hope of the breadwinner
who just received a letter of retrenchment from the platinum mine. This man who now finds himself frustrated
and fragile to making irresponsible decisions, one idea
that could be dominating his thoughts, at the state
he finds himself in, it could be the idea of resorting to
crime, an idea that could be his only option if he is to
maintain his family’s wellbeing. I will save him from
despair and whisper into his ears and remind him he
needs to make the right choices because he remains
the stem of his children’s freedom.
I can if I began by reviving the hope of all al children
in orphanage homes, who wonder more about happy
homes than their daily irritating sound of a grumbling
hungry stomach. I will save them from despair and
whisper into their ears and remind them not to forget
that they are the special bunch of our nation and that
they’re ourleaders of tomorrow and their current situation cannot be their permanent situation because
dreams are reachable and better circumstances will
dawn. After my speech, I hope they start realizing the
opportunities accompanied by their freedom.
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