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Originally Posted by TishaBuv
You're right. But it makes me think of Nelson Mandela in prison as an example.
Mandela said: - "I went for a long holiday for 27 years," Nelson Mandela once said of his years in prison. It was another example of the dry, razor-sharp and often self-deprecating humour...
This is an example of a person with a great, positive attitude who survived captivity.
So, I still maintain it comes from within.
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Nelson Mandela was an extremely resilient person. Makes me want to read more about him because I bet he had either a mother, father and/or other key relative who was nurturing and helped him establish good core values within himself. Values like forgiveness, self worth, openness, etc. Perhaps he had good genes too--for instance, I think it is easier to navigate life's obstacles when you have higher EQ and IQ. All of us have varying degrees or resilance. Everyone has a breaking point. I bet Nelson Mandela faced his many times in prison but in the end, he managed to survive. Don't you love it when the good guy's survive?
