After the funeral of our Beloved Ahmed Kathrada aka Uncle Kathy, a post was shared by Jonathan Jansen about the beauty of our Rainbow Nation.
Ahmed Kathrada was laid to rest yesterday, the 29th of March 2017. As part of his funeral people from all races, religions and beliefs joined in mourning and remembrance of the struggle stalwart.
A post was written by Jonathan Jansen about the funeral and it highlights the beauty of our Rainbow Nation.
“Show me another country where the Anglican Archbishop prays at a Muslim funeral; where a white man chairs the proceedings to remember a leader from a black liberation movement; where a sitting president of a developing country is told to step down in a letter from the deceased stalwart of his own party; where the widow of the black man being buried is a white woman who gave her life to the struggle for freedom; and where Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu and other faiths come together in a broad swathe of South African humanity to remember a man who fought for all of us. Where on and off the stage no one racial or ethnic or religious group dominated the event. For a moment, just a moment, it felt good to hope again!”
And South African’s agree! The post has gone viral in only 15 hours. It has had 14,000 shares, 1,100 comments and 18,000 likes. Many people are praising the post,
“Wow. Lest we forget that we are special & powerful. 🇿🇦 love RSA” – Tebogo SelekeÂ
“This was such an inspiring and awesome day. The sadness of the great mans passing was eased by the incredible and wonderful legacy of togetherness, shared dreams, equality and love. A superbly fitting farewell. Bless you Uncle Kathy.” –Â Charlene BoardmanÂ
“RIP Dr Kathrada.This is all just so overwhelming for me, I literally have goosebumps on my hands. This past few days has also brought back memories of the late Madiba. Thank you Mr Jansen for bringing this to our notice. It just shows that there are a lot of good people with a lot of dignity amongst us. I hope that all the pains and endurance of people like Madiba and Dr Kathrada don’t go to waste and we South Africans ensure that their dreams live in all of us.” –Â Romilla SubchintukÂ
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