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Nov 2021
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How Nelson Mandela Leveraged Compassion ...

Robin Sharma
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Nelson Mandela is one of the greatest influences of my life. The visit to his prison cell on Robben Island a few years ago changed my life. It hurt my heart to see a man as great as Nelson Mandela have to sleep on a cold floor for so many of his finest years. It made me pause to stand in the limestone quarry where he would work in the dust (that damaged hi ... Show More
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