Nelson Mandela: A Long Walk To Freedom

Nelson Mandela: A Long Walk To Freedom





  • This chapter is an extract from the autobiography of Nelson Mandela.

  • It describes the historic day of May 10, 1994.

  • On this day, Mandela became the first black President of South Africa.

  • The inauguration ceremony took place in Pretoria.

  • Leaders from all over the world gathered to show their respect.

  • South Africa was finally free from the rule of white people.

  • This system of racial discrimination was called 'Apartheid'.

  • Under Apartheid, black people were treated very badly and had no rights.

  • Mandela describes the day as a "victory for justice and peace."

  • He remembers the many patriots who sacrificed their lives for freedom.

  • He says that his freedom was built on their great suffering.

  • Mandela explains that "courage" is not the absence of fear.

  • Instead, courage is the victory over fear.

  • He believes that people are not born hating each other.

  • If people can learn to hate, they can also be taught to love.

  • Mandela mentions that every man has two main obligations in life.

  • The first is to his family, parents, wife, and children.

  • The second is to his people, his community, and his country.

  • Under the old rules, a black man could not fulfill these duties.

  • As a child, Mandela thought he was born free.

  • Later, he realized his freedom was just an illusion.

  • He joined the African National Congress (ANC) to fight for his people.

  • He spent many years in prison for the sake of his country.

  • He concludes by saying that the oppressor must also be liberated.

  • Both the hater and the hated are prisoners of hatred.

 
नेल्सन मंडेला: लॉन्ग वॉक टू फ्रीडम (सारांश)


  • यह अध्याय नेल्सन मंडेला की आत्मकथा का एक अंश है।

  • यह 10 मई, 1994 के ऐतिहासिक दिन का वर्णन करता है।

  • इस दिन मंडेला दक्षिण अफ्रीका के पहले अश्वेत राष्ट्रपति बने।

  • शपथ ग्रहण समारोह प्रिटोरिया में आयोजित किया गया था।

  • दुनिया भर के नेता सम्मान प्रकट करने के लिए वहाँ जमा हुए थे।

  • दक्षिण अफ्रीका अंततः श्वेत लोगों (गोरों) के शासन से मुक्त हो गया था।

  • नस्लीय भेदभाव की इस व्यवस्था को 'रंगभेद' (Apartheid) कहा जाता था।

  • रंगभेद के तहत, अश्वेत लोगों के साथ बहुत बुरा व्यवहार किया जाता था।

  • मंडेला इस दिन को "न्याय और शांति की जीत" बताते हैं।

  • वह उन कई देशभक्तों को याद करते हैं जिन्होंने आजादी के लिए अपने प्राण न्योछावर कर दिए।

  • वह कहते हैं कि उनकी आजादी उन शहीदों के महान कष्टों पर बनी है।

  • मंडेला समझाते हैं कि "साहस" का अर्थ डर की अनुपस्थिति नहीं है।

  • इसके बजाय, साहस डर पर विजय पाने का नाम है।

  • उनका मानना ​​है कि लोग एक-दूसरे से नफरत करते हुए पैदा नहीं होते हैं।

  • यदि लोग नफरत करना सीख सकते हैं, तो उन्हें प्यार करना भी सिखाया जा सकता है।

  • मंडेला उल्लेख करते हैं कि जीवन में हर इंसान के दो मुख्य कर्तव्य (obligations) होते हैं।

  • पहला कर्तव्य उसके परिवार, माता-पिता, पत्नी और बच्चों के प्रति होता है।

  • दूसरा कर्तव्य उसके लोगों, उसके समुदाय और उसके देश के प्रति होता है।

  • पुराने नियमों के तहत, एक अश्वेत व्यक्ति इन कर्तव्यों को पूरा नहीं कर सकता था।

  • एक बच्चे के रूप में, मंडेला को लगता था कि वह आजाद पैदा हुए हैं।

  • बाद में, उन्हें एहसास हुआ कि उनकी आजादी सिर्फ एक भ्रम थी।

  • उन्होंने अपने लोगों के लिए लड़ने हेतु 'अफ्रीकी नेशनल कांग्रेस' (ANC) ज्वाइन की।

  • उन्होंने अपने देश की खातिर कई साल जेल में बिताए।

  • वह यह कहकर निष्कर्ष निकालते हैं कि दमन करने वाले (oppressor) को भी आजाद करना होगा।

  • नफरत करने वाला और जिससे नफरत की जाती है, दोनों ही नफरत के कैदी हैं।

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