Here is a quote from Nelson Mandela's 1994 autobiography "Long Walk to Freedom"
"No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite."
How truly relevant are these words today! In an India where religious bigotry has become a political weapon to unleash mob violence, fear, rape killings of the minorities - Muslims, dalits and others. Nelson Mandela's words embolden us to strive to overcome the devolving elements and strive for higher goals.
At this time my father's oft used quote comes to mind:
"Physician, heal thyself" (first)
But more on that in my next blog post
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