Ndunge Wa Muthuka (Proudly African)

We can all be extraordinary! Today is 18 th July 2013 {Mandela’s birthday}. A true African inspiration .Anyone who listens to the South African song in the Sarafina sound track, ‘Freedom is coming tomorrow’ will agree that Mandela is a true inspiration. There is no limit to the love anyone can share, to the happiness one can inspire and to the peace anyone can bring. Born on 18 th July 1918, I am sure Mandela was an ordinary child who grew up to be very extraordinary. A long walk to freedom is what he can testify to today; 28 years in prison is quite a long time! Were you in his shoes; would you have gone through the season victorious?   Or would you have just given up? Maybe, Maybe not. Thinking about the pain we would cause our loved ones, visiting jail cells on a daily basis? I still don’t know and can’t comprehend. Coming back home, the Likes of Wangari Mathai , Boniface Mwangi , Josephine Kulea are some of the Kenyan heroes I admire ! I want to imagine the pain their l