A hand mirror leans beside a weathered wooden box on a moss-green surface.

Original artwork, not a still

Nelson Mandela

There is nothing like returing to a place that remains unchanged to find how you yourself have altered.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Returning to an unchanged place is described as a way to recognise changes in oneself. The comparison concerns personal change revealed against a stable setting.

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