Kim Matheson:
CLASS OF 1982
Novato High SchoolClass of 1982
Novato, CA
Sonoma State UniversityClass of 1996
Rohnert park, CA
College of the RedwoodsClass of 1985
Eureka, CA
Hill Junior High SchoolClass of 1979
Novato, CA
Olive Elementary SchoolClass of 1976
Novato, CA
Kim's Story
When Nelson Mandela accepted the Nobel Peace Prize, he did so as an accolade to all people who have worked for peace and stood against racism. It was as much an award to his person as it was to the ANC and all South Africa s people. In particular, he regards it as a tribute to the people of Norway who stood against apartheid while others in the world were silent. It was Norway that provided us resources for development in country and accommodations in exile. We have to thank the people and governments of Norway and Sweden for the tremendous role they played in our attainment of freedom."
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Oh, speaking of Norway...vastly under-reported in world history is the fact that the Vikings predated Columbus' "discovery of N.A." by 500 years.
No scrilla no scribe: the Vikings weren't subsidized by foreign ventures / monarchies, thus they were omitted or deprived of their rightful place in N.A. recorded and recited history.
Ancient Siberians predated the Vikings' arrival to North America by 20-30,000 years, presumably via the Bering Sound.
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Reportedly, Nelson Mandela's greatest pleasure, his most cherished private moments, occur while he is watching the sun set while listening to the music of Handel or Tchaikovsky playing in the background.
Locked up in his cell during daylight hours, deprived of music, both these simple pleasures were denied him for decades. With his fellow prisoners, concerts were organized when possible, particularly at Christmas time, where they would sing...Expand for more
. Nelson Mandela finds music very uplifting, and takes a keen interest not only in European classical music but also in African choral music and the many talents in South African music. But one voice stands out above all - that of Paul Robeson, whom he describes as 'our hero'.
The years in jail reinforced habits that were already entrenched: the disciplined eating regime of an athlete began in the 1940s, as did the early morning exercise. Still today Nelson Mandela is up by 4.30am, irrespective of how late he has worked the previous evening. By 5am he has begun his exercise routine that lasts at least an hour. Breakfast is by 6.30, when the days newspapers are read. The days work has begun.
With a standard working day of at least 12 hours, time management is critical and Nelson Mandela is extremely impatient with unpunctuality, regarding it as insulting to those you are dealing with.
When speaking of the extensive travels he has undertaken since his release from prison, Nelson Mandela says: "I was helped when preparing for my release by the biography of Pandit Nehru, who wrote of what happens when you leave jail. My daughter Zinzi says that she grew up without a father, who, when he returned, became a father of the nation. This has placed a great responsibility of my shoulders. And wherever I travel, I immediately begin to miss the familiar - the mine dumps, the colour and smell that is uniquely South African, and, above all, the people. I do not like to be away for any length of time. For me, there is no place like home."
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