NELSON MANDELA,THE EPITOME OF SERVICE

##On July 18 this year,i did a story on the commemoration of the annual Nelson Mandela International day.....though he was taken ill at the time,the world duly celebrated this man the world over....during the interviews,i spoke to a number of people to find out what they would do in a minute to remember at the time,the ailing South African anti apartheid icon and his enormous service to humanity,..interestingly and surprisingly,people--men and women told me they didnt know of Nelson Mandela,then i began to ask myself,what at all do we listen to,watch and read as a people?though am not as old,at least at a point in life,i learnt about Nelson Mandela....some social studies and African studies lessons........so i was amazed to find out that even some older people had not a shred of an idea about this great man...........his demise for me,was expected,but sad,considering his age and constant recurrence of his lung and other infections..........he had had enough of worldly torture and required some much needed rest..........the massive outpouring of grief and consolation messages that have come in from all over the world,including the U.S who themselves had different opinions about the man they placed on their terrorist watch list until somewhere in 2008,tells me something.......he spent his entire life,serving humanity,what a great man...one of the few genuine African and World leaders has left us..........a worthy example to all.......Very fundamental lessons,im sure have been learnt from his life.....[service service servic]....R.I.P.P Madiba Mandela........GREAT GU