Depravity Of Human Beings by Rick Doble

  DEPRAVITY  

by Rick Doble

 The 

 depravity 

 of human beings 

WWII Europe, Germany, Concentration Camps: 
"Two men sitting after liberation from Lager-Norhausen Death Camp." 
Caption & photo from commons.wikimedia.org

 is only 

 matched 

For 18 years in segregated South Africa, "Nelson Mandela was imprisoned in a damp concrete cell measuring 8 feet (2.4 m) by 7 feet (2.1 m), with a straw mat on which to sleep" (photo far left) and then made to do hard labor. He served a total of 27 years in prison. Upon his release at the age of 71, he became the first black president and forgave those who had imprisoned him (middle photo) and who had assumed prison life would kill him. He then embarked on a policy of national reconciliation with these words: "Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace."
Quotes and photographs from commons.wikimedia.org

 by our 

 generosity, 

 our 

 compassion 

To read my thoughts about Haiku-like poetry 
please go to this page:
http://haiku--like.blogspot.com/2015/09/about-haiku-like-poetry-by-rick-doble.html