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by Joe Bardi
Watching Invictus the film about Nelson Mandelas efforts to unify his country in support of the South African national rugby team, the Springboks I cried. I cried as the white Springbok rugby team gives a clinic for young black children in the township slums; I cried when the team wins its first match; I cried as they sing Nkosi Sikelele Africa, South Africas post-apartheid national anthem, before the final big game at the climax of the story. I cried from joy, I cried from disbelief, I cried from hope, and I cried from homesickness. You cant imagine how much this means to me, I said to my son as we left the theater.
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