Why do I cry for Madiba? Because a face we were taught to loathe and fear, turned out to be one filled with kindness, reconciliation and forgiveness. Because he transcended the HELL into which he was flung, and came out a hero. Not with revenge or guns blazing, but with a message of forgiveness

Why do I cry for Madiba? Because a face we were taught to loathe and fear, turned out to be one filled with kindness, reconciliation and forgiveness. Because he transcended the HELL into which he was flung, and came out a hero. Not with revenge or guns blazing, but with a message of forgiveness.

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Why do I cry for Madiba? Because my son is really free from the shackles of racism with which we were raised. He doesn't question the rights of his black friends to live out Madiba's motto "Who are you NOT to be great?" He is free from having to waste his life fearing the Swart Gevaar and fixing the leaks of the White Laager. - What an honour to show my son a bit of the path we walked growing up

Why do I cry for Madiba? Because my son is really free from the shackles of racism with which we were raised. He doesn’t question the rights of his black friends to live out Madiba’s motto “Who are you NOT to be great?” He is free from having to waste his life fearing the Swart Gevaar and fixing the leaks and cracks of the walls of the White Laager. – What an honour to show my son a bit of the path we walked growing up.

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 Why do I cry for Madiba? Because his achievement really is extraordinary and is felt in all corners of the globe. Foreigners and locals of all races uniting to lay flowers. The need is there to do something. Until we are led to do it, flowers will have to do.


Why do I cry for Madiba? Because his achievement really is extraordinary and is felt in all corners of the globe. Foreigners and locals of all races uniting to lay flowers. The need is there to do something. Until we are led to do it, flowers will have to do.

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Why do I cry for Madiba? Because he really did sacrifice. And I am free-er because of him. Because the society in which I NOW live is - warts an all - so INCOMPARABLE with the iniquities of the past

Why do I cry for Madiba? Because he really did sacrifice. And I am free-er because of him. Because the society in which I NOW live is – warts an’ all – so INCOMPARABLE with the iniquities of the past.

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Why do I cry for Madiba? Because the message is precious. And it needs a messenger. And the message has a caretaker. And he was not just a messenger and a caretaker of the message, but he was a do-er. But now his doing is done.And it was time to write his name in the book of heaven.

Why do I cry for Madiba? Because the message is precious. And it needs a messenger. And the message has a caretaker. And he was not just a messenger and a caretaker of the message, but he was a do-er. But now his doing is done.And it was time to write his name in the book of heaven.

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Why do I cry for Madiba? Because he did so much that an entirely new generation can see it, feel it, appreciate it and say Thank You. And I can see my son writing his own message.

Why do I cry for Madiba? Because he did so much that an entirely new generation can see it, feel it, appreciate it and say Thank You. And I can see my son writing his own message.

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Why do I cry for Madiba? Because incredible people like Marion love and respect him. Because it is important that my child not grow up thinking he just walked into a privileged situation just because he deserved it, but because others tilled the filed in which he grew.

Why do I cry for Madiba? Because incredible people like Marion love and respect him. Because it is important that my child not grow up thinking he just walked into a privileged situation just because he deserved it, but because others tilled the filed in which he grew.

Why do I cry for Madiba? Because he left a legacy. The rocks he chopped on Robben Island are metaphors for the work we South Africans still have to do to make our UNEQUAL society EQUAL. - Every South African will react in their own way to this event. We WILL get involved in Township projects, we WILL give the postman and the garbage truck guys a "Christmas Box", because compared to them, privileges we have as whites - still - outweigh most South Africans.

Why do I cry for Madiba? Because he left a legacy. The rocks he chopped on Robben Island are metaphors for the work we South Africans still have to do to make our UNEQUAL society EQUAL. – Every South African will react in their own way to this event. We WILL get involved in Township projects, we WILL give the postman and the garbage truck guys a “Christmas Box”, because compared to them, privileges we have as whites – still – outweigh most South Africans.

Why do I cry for Madiba? Because the death of the Father of a Nation reminds you of the death of the father of a son

Why do I cry for Madiba? Because the death of the Father of a Nation reminds you of the death of the father of a son.

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Why do I cry for Madiba? Because in South Africa, when we cry, we sing and dance too

Why do I cry for Madiba? Because in South Africa, when we cry, we sing and dance too.

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Why do I cry for Madiba? Because my country's beautiful people dress in their finest to say good bye to a leader worthy of the name, a man who reminded us even in his death, that we are still becoming ONE South Africa.

Why do I cry for Madiba? Because my country’s beautiful people dress in their finest to say good bye to a leader worthy of the name, a man who reminded us even in his death, that we are still becoming ONE South Africa.

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Madiba Memorial Cape Town

Why do I cry for Madiba? Because today the toyitoyi is joyful. We celebrate the Freedom of this poor 95 year old body NOT to have to work so hard to hold this giant spirit. We cry because he has left. But we Sing because he has gone home.

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Madiba Memorial Cape Town

Why do I cry for Madiba? Because Grief and sadness unite in song. Laughter and tears unite in Song. It unites US in song, and we need this grief to remind us that we need to be united. Songs are sung in 11 Official languages and not everyone understands. And even when you can’t sing, you can cry tears in tribute and still the angels understand the language.

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Madiba Memorial Cape Town

Why do I cry for Madiba? Because even his death brings the people of this country together. All races together – reminds me of 1994. All races queuing up together. Then, to vote, now, to pay respects. If anyone is in any doubt about the great achievements of this man, this is what I take with me.

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Why does a white man cry for Madiba? Because he grew up being taught that White Men are GOOD and Black Men are BAD. Then as he grew up, he realised that the White Men could be BAD too. Very BAD. Madiba gave him hope that there were still GOOD MEN, that he could also be one of those GOOD MEN, that the bar had been set high, very high, for what a human being can be. And that it was the quality of the heart that mattered, not the size of the chest that housed it, that it wasn't the size of the wingspan but the size of the spirit that made you soar, that is wasn't how big the the lion was that mattered, but the passion in the roar, and most importantly, that it was not the skin in which it was all wrapped. And now his tree has fallen. And there is an empty spot in the field where his glory used to stand. That's why a white man cries for Madiba.

Why does a white man cry for Madiba? Because he grew up being taught that White Men are GOOD and Black Men are BAD. Then as he grew up, he realised that the White Men could be BAD too. Very BAD. Madiba gave him hope that there were still GOOD MEN, that he could also be one of those GOOD MEN, that the bar had been set high, very high, for what a human being can be. And that it was the quality of the heart that mattered, not the size of the chest that housed it, that it wasn’t the size of the wingspan but the size of the spirit that made you soar, that is wasn’t how big the the lion was that mattered, but the passion in the roar, and most importantly, that it was not the skin in which it was all wrapped. And now his tree has fallen. And there is an empty spot in the field where his glory used to stand. That’s why a white man cries for Madiba.