Your'e gone, but you will remain a hero

Bouquets of flowers  laid on Mandela's picture

It is true. He merits being the most celebrated man the world has ever had in its history. And the reason is straight and simple: Love, peace and take risks on the behalf of others.

The death of Nelson Mandela has been a shock, indeed, not only for South Africans, but the whole world. Some have cried, others mourned. But one thing that should be on the bottom of our hearts is of course to know that Mandela is gone, but his actions will keep on shining along the world’s history.

The world  yesterday paid tribute to Nelson Mandela, a hero of freedom, legacy and a true image of what a human being should be. This is to appreciate, indeed.

In his speech addressing the public at FNB stadium in Johannesburg, the US President reminded the world that it is time for the today's world to learn from the gone-icon as it will be the only way that will make the world enjoyable as its people wish it to be.

Mandela’s life has been influential and inspiring to the whole world of different generations and the same it will for the next generation. This is true and well. Now for this time round, it is time the world starts thinking that this is not time to only celebrate what the great hero has done, but also start thinking, evaluating ourselves on how much people of today have reached by copying, moving forward in the same feet as Mandela did.

Mandela’s main objective was to build a country not built in racial roots and bringing equal opportunities to the entire human community. But in today’s world how many think and implement the same manifesto. Today’s world has been very capitalist. People want to be always on the top of others by using whichever means.

It is unwise and unfair to say that people have been liberated from racial segregation (Apartheid) that characterized the world in 50 years back, yet there is still a deep gap between their ways of living. From this, economic and better health unbalances that are still hitting the today’s world.

A crowd of people praising Mandela's extra deeds in
Johannesburg street/ Net Photo

It is time to now think that freedom goes beyond being freedom to express what somebody thinks and start fighting for equal, economic and social change. And the only way to do it is to respect, love every human being regardless to colour, origin, sex and so on.

Now, the ball remains in everyone’s hands.