You cannot but be grateful that Papa Nelson Mandela remains a huge blessing to our universe, and our times - spanning generations.
Leading a new global conclave of distinguished retired or ex-World Leaders, male and female, he has brought a unique halo to the fading-tradition and ancient custom of both peace-making and problem-solving: Da Wisdom of ELDERS!
Initiated by the conscience-driven British businessman, social entrepreneur and irrepressible world citizen, Richard Branson, and musician Peter Gabriel, it paraded "heavies" like Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter, Kofi Annan and Mary Robinson. You know what that means!
As we await further details, there can be no shortage of global assignments for these greyheads!
They say they'll work quietly and mostly behind-the-scene: They are not in competition but in complementarity. Great stuff.
On the platform that day, the elders lined up to celebrate The Madiba @ 89. My eyes welled both for the moving mystique, flooding memories and ONE missing personality - Nigeria's Olusegun Obasanjo! God, it pains...
Well, happy birthday Papa. God be with you!
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