Pathway to visibility
I pondered on a scene from the movie “A Long Walk to Freedom”. In the scene Nelson Mandela’s daughter came to visit him for the first time. He had not seen her since she was a little girl. She said something to the effect of “I do love you even though I don’t know you that well”. It made me think about my grandparents, my mother and then my daughter. I asked myself how well I know my grandmother, her beliefs, convictions, joys, sorrows or her story. I often dwell on fond memories of her, but did I really know the real her. I could certainly answer yes, simply because she didn’t wear a mask with me. She showed me her strengths, vulnerabilities, beliefs & her story. I asked myself the same question about my mother and I could not say the same. I know of her but I don’t really know who she is as a person. I don’t know her story and somewhere along the way I stopped caring or trying...
