Superman

This morning, my three-year-old saw a trailer for Long Walk to Freedom on TV, pointed to Idris Elba, and exclaimed “Superman!” I corrected him saying that that man was not Superman, but that he was playing somebody who is a real life superhero.

At the time I didn't really pay attention to what I had said, but my words were absolutely apt and completely encapsulated how I feel about Nelson Mandela. The world was a greater place with him in it and we are all richer for the knowledge that a man of such strength and such character existed in our lifetime.

I am very saddened by the loss of one the few good men of the world stage but concede that the great man has earned his rest.