Making a Difference

I have spent a lot of time since Nelson Mandela's passing on December 5th, thinking about him and his life.  It's one thing to view his life from the outside but it's totally another, viewing it from his perspective.  What would it be like to be Nelson Mandela?  To be the person, seeing the oppression of his people and not just acknowledging it, but doing something about it.  Not just speaking about justice but being willing to go to prison for 27 years for it.  Not just preaching forgiveness and reconciliation but practicing it.  Not just talking about making a difference, but changing South Africa.  May he rest in peace.