Our little homage to Nelson Mandela

Today we have lost a hero who fought for the rights of all people, and touched millions in the process. We will miss him, but we will not forget his incredible work and the legacy he left behind. You already reached the glory on Earth, the world is much better thanks to Nelson Mandela.


 

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OUR LITTLE HOMAGE

WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY'S INVICTUS, A POEM THAT INSPIRED A NATION

INVITUS ("Unconquered"), IS A SHORT POEM BY THE ENGLISH POET WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY ( 1849-1903). IT WAS WRITTEN IN 1875 AND FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1888.NELSON MANDELA HAD THE POEM WRITTEN ON A SCRAP OF PAPER IN HIS PRISON CELL. IT CONTAINS INSPIRING AND MOTIVATING PHRASES!!! VERY MOVING...

INVICTUS

Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul. -
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed. -
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find me, unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate;
I am the captain of my soul. - -


SPANISH

Desde la noche que sobre mi se cierne,
negra como su insondable abismo,
agradezco a los dioses si existenpor mi alma invicta.
Caído en las garras de la circunstancia
nadie me vio llorar ni pestañear.
Bajo los golpes del destino
mi cabeza ensangrentada sigue erguida.
Más allá de este lugar de lágrimas e ira
yacen los horrores de la sombra,
pero la amenaza de los años me encuentra,
y me encontrará, sin miedo.
No importa cuán estrecho sea el camino,
cuán cargada de castigo la sentencia.
Soy el amo de mi destino;
soy el capitán de mi alma.
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“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

― Nelson Mandela

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