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I was born in 1998 and I lost my father in 2000. I have seven biological brothers and two biological sisters, and am the second last born in the family. By the time my father died, the first born son was studying mechanical engineering and the second eldest brother was in senior six, and that was their end. Everything turned upside down. The next chapter of life was characterized by poverty, tears, grief, sorrow, and misery. One of my brothers attempted to make a suicide; He hang himself on a tree but unfortunately my mother saw him and made a very loud cry to him, in panic the rope slipped from the tree and he felt down, making the suicide unsuccessful. The first born ran mad. I remember him trying to eat a dog alive!  In that tearful moments, there are two prayers ( we are Catholics) that created a rock foundation on which the family is built on up to today. One was prayed by my mother and the second one prayed by my second eldest brother. My mother's prayer " Dear Mother Ma...

"You might have sufficient reasons to hate anyone, but please don't ".  Nelson Mandela and comrades were imprisoned for life due to use of unlawful methods while fighting against Whites oppression. While in prison , Mandela lost his first born son and mother and was denied access to burry them! After 27years in prison , Whites requested to hold a discussion with Mandela out of the prison due to the persistent demonstration and strikes by Africans claiming for the release of their savior. Mandela realised that Whites by then were weakened but were afraid of the revenge Africans would make if they acquired power. In the discussion, Mandela told the whites " we are not like you, we are not fighting to mistreat you but for equality ."  After Mandela becoming the president, blacks started killing whites and pressurized him to chase whites away from South Africa as a revenge! Mandela refused and instead fought against black domination against Whites! "Mandela f...