Matt Damon is in a new movie, “Invictus,” about the rugby team in South Africa, during the Mandela presidency. Damon was struck at how Nelson Mandela could even offer forgiveness to those who imprisoned him. Here is the quote, from Parade Magazine, Dec. 6, 2009 edition, found in most Sunday newspapers:
“How can you spend 30 years in a tiny cell and come out ready to forgive the people who put you there? It makes you consider your own place in the world and your behavior to other people. It’s very emotional and very hard to understand.”
Yes, I reckon it is….