What did freedom mean to Mandela in his childhood?
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As a boy, Mandela enjoyed many of freedom. He was not restricted to go anywhere. He used to run freely in the fields and to swim in the stream in his village. For him, freedom at this time was restricted to the freedom of his own. As a student, he wanted freedom only for himself. He wanted the freedom to study, stay away at the night and to have the freedom to go anywhere.
Like any other kid, for Mandela freedom meant to make merry and enjoy the blissful life. Once one becomes an adult, antics of childhood looks like transitory, because most of the childish activities are wasteful from an adult’s perspective. Once you are adult, you have to earn a livelihood to bring the bacon home. It's only then when you get an honourable existence in the family and in the society.