mandela an african icon br like many a continents great men, br like many a nations hero br who rise from humble birth br to become a gandhi to his people br an awolowo to his nation br and the list endless grows br but there is still space for you and me br to grace the lips and pages of history br to be a motivator, a model to future people br to spring forth flowers from our hithertho bushes br and make our today a better tommorowbr br hamid kareembr br