Ndaba Mandela

‘You empower yourself and then you reach out to others.’ Uplifting life lessons from one of the greatest leaders the world has ever known... through the eyes of the grandson whose life he changed forever. In his book Going to the Mountain, Ndaba Mandela shares the story of his coming-of-age alongside South Africa’s rebirth. It is a remarkable journey, and one that took him from the violent, segregated Soweto ghettos to his grandfather’s presidential home. As a young boy, Ndaba was constantly shunted from place to place. But at eleven years old he was unexpectedly invited to live with his grandfather, Nelson Mandela, even though he had met him only once before, during a prison visit. And, slowly, they built a relationship that would affect both of them profoundly. Ndaba's teenage years were complicated, but as he approached his twenty-first birthday, Mandela decided that Ndaba was finally ready to ‘go to the mountain’ – a test of courage during which you become a man. At the end of this gruelling ritual journey, the elders of the Mandelas’ tribe gathered and Ndaba’s grandfather was there, as ever, to share his greatest life lessons. From Nelson Mandela, Ndaba learned the spirit of endurance, the triumph of forgiveness, the power of resistance and the beauty of reconciliation. And as Mandela grew older, Ndaba had the chance to repay his grandfather’s love and support by demonstrating the ways in which he’d understood all that he had taught him. Intimate and inspirational, Going to the Mountain is a powerful reminder of how one person can impact profoundly on another, and a testament to the awesome power within us to change ourselves and our world.

Life Lessons from my Grandfather, Nelson Mandela

Going to the Mountain

»Für die Welt war er Mandela, einer der größten Reformer der Geschichte, aber für mich war er der alte Madiba, der mich erzogen hat.« NDABA MANDELA In ›Mut zur Vergebung‹ erzählt Ndaba Mandela erstmals von seinen unvergesslichen Erfahrungen mit einem der größten politischen Köpfe der Menschheit, seinem Großvater Nelson Mandela. Als Elfjähriger zieht Ndaba zu ihm, kurz darauf, 1994, wird Nelson Mandela zum Präsidenten gewählt. Zuvor wuchs Ndaba in Schwarzen-Gettos Südafrikas auf und wurde mit den Härten des Apartheidregimes konfrontiert. Seine Eltern, die sich mit Gelegenheitsjobs durchschlagen mussten, holen nun, nach der Überwindung der rassistischen Politik, ihre Berufsausbildungen nach. Und so macht es sich Nelson Mandela zur Aufgabe, seinen rebellischen und orientierungslosen Enkel durch die Jugendzeit zu führen. Mit seiner Weisheit, aber auch mit Strenge hilft er ihm, zu einem verantwortungsvollen Erwachsenen heranzureifen. Nelson Mandelas friedlicher Kampf gegen Unterdrückung und für soziale Gerechtigkeit hat die Welt verändert; sein Vermächtnis hat nichts an Aktualität eingebüßt.

Das Vermächtnis meines Großvaters Nelson Mandela

Mut zur Vergebung

The first-ever book to tell Nelson Mandela's life through the eyes of the grandson who was raised by him, chronicling Ndaba Mandela's life living with, and learning from, one of the greatest leaders and humanitarians the world has ever known. To the rest of the world, Nelson Mandela was a giant: an anti-apartheid revolutionary, a world-renowned humanitarian, and South Africa's first black president. To Ndaba Mandela, he was simply "Granddad." In Going to the Mountain, Ndaba tells how he came to live with Mandela shortly after he turned eleven--having met each other only once, years before, when Mandela was imprisoned at Victor Verster Prison--and how the two of them slowly, cautiously built a relationship that would affect both their lives in extraordinary ways. It wasn't an easy transition. Mandela had high expectations for those around him, especially his family, and Ndaba chafed at the strict rules and exacting guidelines in his grandfather's home. But at the same time--through overheard calls from foreign dignitaries as well as the Xhosa folk wisdom that his grandfather shared with him at every opportunity--Ndaba was learning how to be a man. On a scale both personal and epic, Ndaba's extraordinary journey mirrors that of South Africa's coming of age--from the segregated Soweto ghettos into which he was born to the privileged life in which he grew up and the turbulent yet exciting times in which he carries on his grandfather's legacy. Going to the Mountain is, in the end, a story about unlocking the power within each of us. It's a cautionary tale about how a child's life can go one way or the other, depending upon the intervention of a caring soul--and about the awesome power of love to serve as a catalyst for change.

Life Lessons from My Grandfather, Nelson Mandela

‘Moedige mensen zijn niet bang om, in het belang van de vrede, te vergeven.’ – Nelson Mandela In De moed om te vergeven beschrijft Ndaba Mandela hoe het was om op te groeien bij, en te leren van, een van de grootste leiders die de wereld ooit heeft gekend – zijn grootvader, Nelson Mandela. Ndaba werd in 1982 geboren in Soweto. Na een turbulente jeugd verhuist hij op twaalfjarige leeftijd naar het presidentiële paleis van de net verkozen Mandela. In dit inspirerende boek verweeft Ndaba op kleurrijke wijze de verhalen uit zijn jeugd met de raad en daad van Madiba, waarmee hij een nieuw beeld schetst van de man met wie zoveel mensen een unieke verbinding voelen. Nelson Mandela’s vreedzame strijd tegen onderdrukking en voor sociale gerechtigheid heeft de wereld veranderd, en zijn nalatenschap heeft niets aan relevantie ingeboet. De moed om te vergeven bevat zijn lessen over onder meer veerkracht, vrede en hoop, en laat zien dat iedereen de kracht bezit om zichzelf en de wereld te veranderen.

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