The Outcome of Having the Strength to Power Onward Nelson Mandela once stated that everyone at some point in their lives will face hardships, which can either shape or destroy them depending on how they handle these conflicts. However, if they don’t give up hope plus continue to remain strong and fight, lingering opposing forces will fail in trying to break their spirits. This quote has proven to hold a certain degree of truth to it and could describe the whole human race in a nutshell. Yet, despite these claims, a lot of people disagree with Mandela’s statement and think that it can’t describe certain people, is simply impossible in shorter terms, and that there’s not enough information in it to put much thought into it. Nelson Mandela’s
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Without the difficulties and hardships that inevitably come with life, the human race would have no true desire to change things, for example, their lives, even if some factors certainly need adjusting. In Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom, the Europeans in South Africa, also known as Afrikaans, were extremely unwilling to change the government structure and laws simply due to the fact that they were content with how things played out in their favor. They had absolutely everything they ever wanted available to them, but disregarded other races’ conditions because of this. (Mandela 111). Luxury and comfort can be deceiving, and it shielded the whites …show more content…
Regarding his quote, “Difficulties break some men and make others. No axe is sharp enough to cut the soul of a sinner who keeps on trying, one armed with the hope that he will rise even in the end.”, some people actually think the exact opposite of its intended message. They believe that continuing to fight for goals that seem out of reach are foolish, and that ultimately, it will get you nowhere in life if you keep chasing after dreams. Oliver Tambo, one of the ANC’s greatest beneficiaries, unfortunately passed away before he could manage to cast his vote for one of the best race equality movement that could happen in South Africa, the general government election, which enabled all citizens to vote regardless of their nationality (Mandela 609, 616, 617). It could be stated that Oliver wasted his entire life in order to help support the ANC, but the main point is that because of his dedication and willpower, he helped set up the necessary foundations for the ANC when they were slowly starting to weaken. Without his help, the ANC organization wouldn’t have had as nearly as much power as it did towards the end of the book. Another belief revolving around this quote is that eventually, you’ll give up hope and let your hardships consume you, no matter how determined your
Without the difficulties and hardships that inevitably come with life, the human race would have no true desire to change things, for example, their lives, even if some factors certainly need adjusting. In Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom, the Europeans in South Africa, also known as Afrikaans, were extremely unwilling to change the government structure and laws simply due to the fact that they were content with how things played out in their favor. They had absolutely everything they ever wanted available to them, but disregarded other races’ conditions because of this. (Mandela 111). Luxury and comfort can be deceiving, and it shielded the whites …show more content…
Regarding his quote, “Difficulties break some men and make others. No axe is sharp enough to cut the soul of a sinner who keeps on trying, one armed with the hope that he will rise even in the end.”, some people actually think the exact opposite of its intended message. They believe that continuing to fight for goals that seem out of reach are foolish, and that ultimately, it will get you nowhere in life if you keep chasing after dreams. Oliver Tambo, one of the ANC’s greatest beneficiaries, unfortunately passed away before he could manage to cast his vote for one of the best race equality movement that could happen in South Africa, the general government election, which enabled all citizens to vote regardless of their nationality (Mandela 609, 616, 617). It could be stated that Oliver wasted his entire life in order to help support the ANC, but the main point is that because of his dedication and willpower, he helped set up the necessary foundations for the ANC when they were slowly starting to weaken. Without his help, the ANC organization wouldn’t have had as nearly as much power as it did towards the end of the book. Another belief revolving around this quote is that eventually, you’ll give up hope and let your hardships consume you, no matter how determined your