But he told me that most of the time he stayed on the boardwalk, facing the water, just the way we were sitting now even when it got cold and he had to wear his newspapers after he read them. And I asked him why. Why didn't he go to one of the shelters? Why didn't he check himself into the hospital for detox? And he just stared out at the ocean and said, "Look at the view, young lady. Look at the view. .Anna Quindlen
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When Nelson Mandela was in prison, he found himself facing a great deal of physical and emotional pain, but he also enjoyed the beauty of the ocean. He remembers this moment when he was in prison and how one day, when it got too cold to stay outside, he would go inside the prison, sit on his bunk and read the newspapers. He would wait until evening when the sun started setting so he could watch the sun set over the ocean. Mandela had an incredible view of the ocean from his prison cell.
Source: A Short Guide To A Happy Life
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