Whistle Blowers Do The Right Thing

Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years for speaking his mind politically about South Africa. He was a whistle blower. For the first several years, he sat angry and depressed in a 5 foot by 5 foot by 5 foot cage. He became weak and suicidal...until something hit him. They (the government) could take everything physical away from him, but they couldn't take his happiness...unless he allowed them to. He realized, he can be happy ANY TIME HE WANTS TO, regardless of his situation. He made the decision to focus on his happiness within that cell for the next 20 years. Not only did he radiate happiness within him, the prison guards became scared of him. Eventually, they respected him more than their bosses.

You simply decide to be happy...thinking of what makes you happy, writing what makes you happy, feeling what makes you happy, until you are happy. Hold it, nurture it, love it, and grow it. Buddha, Confucius, Jesus and Socrates all kept no kind of Earthly possessions...why?

They realized happiness comes from within.

Mandela took it so far, that even before he was released from prison, his power was so evident, the world EXPECTED him to get out and take control of South Africa. The day it happened, he was released, he was cheered and he waltzed right on into the capital, and declared that he would be the new leader...and HE WAS ACCEPTED.

He also brought the idea of "Amnesty for Transparency" to the country. All war criminals and corrupt politicians were given the chance to admit their crimes and go free. About 50% of them did and testified against themselves and their peers. There was great suffering about it, but the people got to find out what really happened and THEY GOT CLEAN.

That was 1990.

I believe it's happening now, and I recommend "Amnesty for Transparency" for our governments, militaries and big businesses. Bradley Manning, Rudolf Elmer, Adam Winfield, Tim DeChristopher and other whistle blowers are attempting to put this in action, but they are being jailed, because that concept is threatening to people in power who like their gig the way it is and who are directly profiting from it.

Those people in power are in the minority, and they are accountable to US...let's remind them of that whenever possible.

Whistle blowers "DO THE RIGHT THING" when others won't.