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Such was the impact of poet Ingrid Jonker that decades after her death in 1965, the late Nelson Mandela read her poem, The Child who Was Shot Dead by Soldiers at Nyanga, at the opening of the first democratic Parliament on 24 May 1994.
“The time will come when our nation will honour the memory of all the sons, the daughters, the mothers, the fathers, the youth and the children who, by their thoughts and deeds, gave us the right to assert with pride that we are South Africans, that we are Africans and that we are citizens of the world,” he said 20 years ago.
“The certainties that come with age tell me that among these we shall find an Afrikaner woman who transcended a particular experience and became a South African, an African and a citizen of the world. Her name is Ingrid Jonker. She was both a poet and a South African. She was both an Afrikaner and an African. She was both an artist and a human being.”
She had written the poem following a visit to the Philippi police station to see the body of a child who had been shot dead in his mother’s arms by the police in the township of Nyanga in Cape Town. It happened in the aftermath of the massacre of 69 people in Sharpeville, south of Johannesburg, in March 1960. They were marching to the police station to protest against having to carry passbooks.
To our surprise, quite a number of students nowadays admire one of the Chinese philosophers and politicians during the Spring and Autumn period whose name is Confucius. There is no doubt that Confucius influences the offsprings on the terms of personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice, kindness as well as sincerity. And it is our pleasure to interview Confucius and learn more about him through this article.
(Why I chose Confucius as the interviewee ?)
Firstly, the aim of writing this magazine article is meaningful. As we known, he always remained us that success doesn’t come without hard work as modern people don’t have enough persistence. He encouraged us that sometimes we may stay in darkness, the mountain is slippery and arduous to walk through it, but always remember that our family and friends will offer us their genuine and staunch support. Hard working is the one solution to help you overcome the knotty questions easily. That’s why I chose Confucius as the interviewee to share this essential truth.
No one denies that Confucius is especially famous that we still pay lots of attention of his work. So what is his attitude towards his fame?
The one thing shocked us is he doesn’t feel as proud as a peacock with his glory. He said that the propose of sharing the wisdom was not building up the smart reputation in front of the public, but to let knew a good person was not just studying hard and contributing to the community, also needed to bear in mind that always behaving in a way that was based on strong principles about what was right and wrong.
All in all, what I know for sure is that this is a good experience to interview Confucius. Try to share your friends about it and have a knowledgeable weekend!
(I have no idea about my writing is good or not, but I hope I can help you:))
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what you want to accomplish in the end
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