Can we achieve freedom without bloodshed?
Yes we can, yet the road is harder, often longer. Blazing a path through violence may SOMETIMES prove a quicker route but it is not without serious risks. The path of violence can lead to further “imprisonment” both technically and metaphorically. Most tend to want a solution NOW so choose to take what may initially appear to be the faster path to success. However, to choose a path of balance, love and peace, while it may seem longer, is always far more rewarding. Mandela spent many years locked away, imprisoned and yet he clung to his beliefs in humanity, peace and equality. On the day of his release, he did so with the overwhelming support of millions of people around the world. Freedom through violence is soon forgotten. Freedom through peace lives on forever.
