67 Minutes for Madiba

For 67 minutes the South African public came together in an amazing celebration for Nelson Mandela's Birthday. People of different races, sexes and cultures are taking some time out of their lives, or money out of their pockets, to help someone in their community as encouraged by LeadSA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg_or0D4144

It is at times like these that I realize the true beauty of our country. If we can come together to celebrate such a well respected man then surely our nation has hope then surely our nation has the ability to succeed. We have one of the greatest sources of inspiration, he was our leader, and still now the public look to him with all the hope and promise needed to free our country.

There is potential - potential for us to become one nation, with one ideal where nobody is left behind. The running of a nation is like the orchestration of an intricate symphony; with the correct conductor the musicians can string together a melody that will break your heart, and yet, with another conductor that very orchestra will fall apart.

Our nation needs to move as one in one direction for a greater and better future. We cannot succeed alone but with the strength of our peers at our sides and with the ideals of a man we will never forget, we can succed. We can become the nation he has always hoped we'd be. In each of us lies a hero but only through unity can we soar.

So, in honour of madiba's birthday, I challenge you to not only make a difference for 67 minutes, make a lifestyle change that will benefit our nation, one that will last longer than 67 minutes, one that will truly impress our hero. Become the peer that your peers need. Become the support that you need and become the hero that every South African holds in their soul.

"Take action, Inspire change."