The Spirit of the World ( On and Off)
A Rainbow Sunrise
A symbolic title for this image to acknowledge the Rainbow Nation or South Africa, its official name. Archbishop Desmond Tutu coined the term for his country land after the country's first democratic election in 1994.
He wanted to remind the people that 9 African tribes with different languages live beside whites who speak two different languages. Add to this mix, a huge Indian population and. foreign nationals and you have the "new" South Africa. The name signified, for many, the end of apartheid rule where citizens could start living in harmony.
In my travels through out the country, I was struck by the tremendous regard that the citizens of all races and nationalities still have for their three Nobel Peace Prize winners. Tutu, FW de Klerk and Nelson Mandela. This respect seems to bind people together as it should. The men worked together to end what the violence and hatred tat was destroying their nation.
A Rainbow Sunrise
A symbolic title for this image to acknowledge the Rainbow Nation or South Africa, its official name. Archbishop Desmond Tutu coined the term for his country land after the country's first democratic election in 1994.
He wanted to remind the people that 9 African tribes with different languages live beside whites who speak two different languages. Add to this mix, a huge Indian population and. foreign nationals and you have the "new" South Africa. The name signified, for many, the end of apartheid rule where citizens could start living in harmony.
In my travels through out the country, I was struck by the tremendous regard that the citizens of all races and nationalities still have for their three Nobel Peace Prize winners. Tutu, FW de Klerk and Nelson Mandela. This respect seems to bind people together as it should. The men worked together to end what the violence and hatred tat was destroying their nation.