nelson mandela, at the beginning of his conference said the cause was so rgent, they have now come out of retirement so that he could prosecute the cause. and at the end of the press onference, he said it's now up to the younger generation and he was returning to his retirement now. i visited in south his son he week that died of aids. in mourning and grieving about he events, he came out to the press with me and he said that ids is not to be treated as a moral judgment. like what he ated a disease and greatness for cure. his greatness was a greatness of the human soul. mrk, my good fortune was to meet nelson mandela not so long after he left prison. i remember the first greeting. of the british empire. he flashed the same smile that could light up a room and the world. years ago, the birth of my son john, i picked up the nelson e, there was mandela on the floor. he, too had lost a child in infancy. and his birthday before the day second son's, we exchanged telephone calls on the days of birthdays, presents, letters, cards, the last only this october. raising money for children's cause