The Rainbow Nation

I do find it hard to believe I'm in a country so far from the est of the world where the places reflect the rough past. Years of apartheid and hatred by an invading people led the country to a racial schism that is hard to find else in history to its severity. The fleeing Dutch Calvinists came to South Africa seeking asylum from religious persecution. They took over the nation and separated the entire indigenous population into ethnically based sections of the countries . The blacks made far less than the whites, were treated with little to no rights and lost total self image in their country of South Africa. However one man spoke up. Nelson Mandela was on the for front of the unification of South Africa as a nation, and not a mob of bitter people. However the leaders didn't enjoy his critique, labeled him as a terrorist, despite his peaceful means and sent him to life in prison . However, after 26 years a political upheaval led to his release. Later he ran for president and united the country of South Africa in a dynamic way backing the Springboks, the national rugby team all the way to their victory in the rugby world cup in 1995.

Now I am at a place of so much history and ethnic backlash, it is hard to imagine it ever happened. The atmosphere is nothing short of electric. the tensity is incredible. I cant even begin to tell you, but this place, the Rainbow Nation, having gone through so much together seems to show a strong sense of unity. This is even more so each day the Cup draws near. This nation is truly all its own and there nowhere like this in the world.