The two people I admired most in this world are now gone...

[ChisolmTrailDem]

Nelson Mandela and Maya Angelou.



If Earth had feelings, it would feel lost right now.

[CherokeeDem]

1. Agreed....

We have certainly lost two people who understood the essence of humanity. They will be sorely missed but thankfully their memory and their words will live on.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

7. Yes, indeed thankfully, CherokeeDem. Thank you for your thoughts. nt

[polly7]

2. Yes ... it's almost unbelievable to realize they're both gone.

Very, very sad.

[Aristus]

3. Yes, they are gone. But remember this:

They were here, and they mattered.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

5. Sonya Sanchez:

Just now Sonya Sanchez said to Tamron Hall: "The Earth has been tattooed forever with her spirit..."

[MineralMan]

4. Yes, they are gone. They were old, and humans die.

But, both left a massive amount of wisdom behind in their writings. That cannot die. Each of us dies, but if we live and affect people's lives in a positive way, that part of us lives on. Nelson Mandela and Maya Angelou did that in very large measure, so they will live on in a big way.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

6. Indeed, MM. +1,000,000 nt

[brer cat]

8. I feel your pain.

But neither of those people will ever be removed from the Earth. Their words and spirits will remain for generations to come.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

9. Thank you, brer cat. I rarely feel so strongly as I do now about the passing of

someone whom I did not know personally. But, wait... It could be said that I did know them personally, as they gave of themselves so selflessly.

I will do my best to teach my grandchildren about them both.