Continued with respect for Nelson Mandela

[slow2]

Dave (UrS4boy), I refuse to muddy a thread started about the respect of a life passing so I have started this thread to be clear.

you say "you have/had great respect for the man" (Nelson Mandela you can say his name it is allowed), but i havent see you express this on here on this forum (not that you have to), infact your first and only post (until challenged) was to say "interesting no s.african members have posted" on a thread about the passing of (heres that name again) Nelson Mandela, then instead of showing any kind of respect for the thread you make more indirect comments like "seeing how he was once their President" i think most people new that, and your comment below is true but this is where most people would show some respect, you could of easily started anoter thread (like I have) to raise any other points you may of had.
so it would appear you would have little or no respect or regards for the passing of a life or other peoples threads.

Originally Posted by UrS4boy
BTW: Once you start a thread on any forum, you do not control the content of the thread or who posts in it.

Originally Posted by slow2
I think this thread was started in respect for the passing off Nelson Mandela, not for pointing people out who have or havent posted or anyones political veiws.

Originally Posted by UrS4boy
I have/had great respect for the man personally. I was just surprised that there weren't any RSA members that had posted seeing how he was once their President. I wasn't dictating what they were going to say. I was just curious what their feelings were.

BTW: Once you start a thread on any forum, you do not control the content of the thread or who posts in it.

Peace.

[theyagaraj]

I am a South African... I do not need to post threads or say anything out loud... I know how I feel and don't need to broadcast it.... Mandela was abt humility and humbleness and not fanfare.... I choose to deal with his passing without broadcast or fanfare... To grieve in silence... And to try to in a small way emulate some if his good qualities... If all of respected him by emulated some of his good qualities like honesty, respect, humbleness, forgiveness even a little the world will be a better place...

Theyagaraj Chetty
Durban
South africa

[theyagaraj]

Great people are great by their actions... The more people blow their trumpets doesn't make them greater... The greatest people and most intelligent have been the most humble.... Einstein , mandela, Gandhi, and did not need or want fanfare and trumpets... Celebrate their passing by emulating in deed yourself their virtues...

[UrS4boy]

Dave (UrS4boy), I refuse to muddy a thread started about the respect of a life passing so I have started this thread to be clear.

Nelson Mandela was a very special man. He was not, however, a god or perfect or without sin. The world is worse for his passing but better for him having been here.

[mastermind]

Those of us who were brought up during the segregated apartheid period know very well what Mandela has done for us and what his life meant to us. Thegs above says it perfectly And it's time for us to morn our loss. Our family celebrated his life by watching the Latest movie Long Walk To Freedom. It's a wonderful book to read as well.

RIP Madiba