Mandela Speaks About Bravery
Lesson #7 January 4, 2014
Mandela: Do you wish to choose a topic for discussion today?
Nazira: Oh no, sir.
Mandela: Then we shall talk about bravery. What is bravery?
Nazira: Bravery is an attitude, followed by an act. It may be an emotional act such as saving a drowning child, or rushing into a burning building to save someone.
Mandela: How can children be brave?
Nazira: Will you speak to this, please?
Mandela: A brave child will care for members of his family when an emergency occurs. A brave child will save a tiny animal from torture or death, if that is possible. When you were a young girl can you recall when you were brave?
Nazira: I rode on a very large farm horse without a saddle, to bring the cows home at night.
Mandela: How did you feel?