Nelson Mandel The Icon Of Power And Tolerance - 1315 Words

Mandela.. The Icon of Power and Tolerance Nelson Mandela is one of the most prominent and the most inspiring character of our time. This character became the inspiration for a complete school that teaches the meanings of the wonderful humanitarian implications and instills the supreme values and concepts of civilization. Within the adversity that surrounded, he still had the courage and determination, along with the struggle and resistance for liberation. He was a school of life. Rom Brafman, the author of â€Å"SUCCEEDING WHEN YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO FAIL, The 6 Principals of High Achievement†, discussed some researches about how people act when they are facing adversities and hardship. He pointed out to some traits, tunneling, unwavering commitment, meaning making, and the importance of satellite figure. When we read the books that documented Mandela ’s life, and specially his book â€Å"A Long Walk to Freedom†, we can simply find him as â€Å"tunneler†, a figure of unwavering commitment, who made meaning and understood the importance of satellite figure. Mandela’s life was not simple and easy; he was surrounded by adversities and hardship all his life. Brafman says, â€Å"The tunnelers †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦. routinely approach their lives from a slightly different perspective or angle. And that approach makes all the difference.† (p178) Tunellers look at their adversity, evaluate it, and find the solution that enables them to overcome this adversity. Mandela was a black boy born in a society dominated by the