Question

How did mandela's understanding of freedom change with age and experience?
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Answer 1

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With age and experience, Mandela understood the real meaning of freedom. As a young boy, he thought that he was born free and believed that as long as he obeyed his father and abided by the customs of his tribe, he was free in every possible manner. ... Age and experience widened his perspective of freedom.

Answer 2

Answer:

$\tt\huge\underline{Answer:- } \\ \\ \sf{ \: With \: age \: Nelson \: Mandela \: realised \: that\: he \: had \: a \: lot \: of \: responsibilities \: of \: his \: } \\ \sf{ \: people, \: his \: community \: and \: country. \: He \: said \: that \: he \: was \: not \: born \: with \: a \: hunger} \\ \sf{ \: to \: be \: free .\: He \: was \: born \: free, \: in \: every \: way \: that \: he \: could \: know .\: He \: was \: free \: to \: run} \\ \sf{in \: the \: fields, \: to \: swim \: in \: the \: clear \: stream, \: to \: roast \: mealies \: at \: night \: and \: to \: ride \: } \\ \sf{the \: bulls .\: But \: soon \: he \: learnt \: that \: his \: boyhood \: was \: an \: illusion .\: He \: realised \: that \: } \\ \sf{ he \: was \: not \: free \: and \: even \: his \: brothers' \: and \: sisters' \: freedom \: too \:were \: curtailed. \: } \\ \sf{ \: He \: then \: joined \: the \: African \: National \: Congress \: and \: that \: is \: when \: the \: hunger \: for} \\ \sf{his \: own \: freedom \: became \: the \: greater \: hunger \: for \: the \: freedom \: of \: his \: people.}$