Meet a Legend

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Who would I want to meet?  There are so many people to choose for so many different reasons.  I always had a top five list in my head, so I’ll choose from those.  I would have to say that perhaps my number one would have to be Nelson Mandela.  It’s not for his accomplishments as President of South Africa, but more for his resilience as a person.  I find it fascinating that a man can spend 30 years in a prison cell not big enough to stretch out in, and once freed from this hell, be so willing to forgive the people who put you there and help to lead them and form them into good and tolerant citizens.  Forgiveness and tolerance are virtues that many people are lacking and everyone needs to learn and I people that Nelson Mandela is the epitome of both of these.

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