Mandela taught us to serve less fortunate

The Rotary Club of Zimbali pays tribute to the country’s first democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela, who passed away at his Johannesburg home on Thursday evening at the age of 95. As part of the greater South African family of former President Nelson Mandela, we also express our sincere condolences to the family of Madiba, to the nation and the world.
Mandela played a pivotal role in the liberation of the people of our country from the injustices of the apartheid system. A democratic South Africa owes its success to Mandela and that great generation of leaders who were his peers. Rotary will remember him for his tireless efforts at uniting the nation in order to create a proud and united South Africa.
Zimbali Rotary joins people all over the world in wishing the Mandela family peace and comfort during this difficult time. His life must teach us to be of service to those who are in less fortunate positions than us. In doing so, we shall have paid an eternal tribute to this great man. His life brought hope, stability and progress for our country. While he lived he remained a source of encouragement for all, and in his death his living memory will be the moral compass for this country and the many generations to come.
If those who are in positions of leadership at different levels of society could only be a fraction of what Mandela was, South Africa and indeed the world would be a better place. History will remember Nelson Mandela as a champion for human dignity and freedom, and for peace and reconciliation.
“Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace. I believe I have made that effort and that is, therefore, why I will sleep for the eternity.” ~ Nelson Mandela 1996.
Hamba kahle, Tata!
RYAN BURGESS
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