PARABÉNS!

Depois de dedicar aqui um post a uma questão sobre a obra do nosso Nobel, vou agora a outro, um pouco mais distante. Nobel da Paz, Nelson Mandela, comemora hoje os seus 90 anos. Icon da luta contra o apartheid e o primeiro presidente negro da África do Sul dá mais uma entrevista.

«"What day is this?" Mandela joked, pretending not to realize it was his birthday.

He used a smile to dodge Curnow's first question of what was his favorite memory from his long life. He did say he was very happy to have lived to be 90. Mandela credited his longevity to the way he conducted his life. He is known to be disciplined with his diet and exercise.

Asked if, in hindsight, he wishes he had spent more time with his family, he answered yes. "I don't regret it because the things that attracted me were things that pleased my soul."

Graca Machel, whom he married on his 80th birthday, sat nearby and Mandela was surrounded by grandchildren. Mandela then lamented the gap between rich and poor in South Africa.

"Poverty still grips our people. If you're poor, you're not likely to live for long," he said.»