One Brief Moment: Nelson Mandela

For several days I've seen announcements about a new film about President Mandela and how well Morgan Freeman plays the role. I don't know if the subject matter, a rugby game, inspires me, the subject of "Invictus ," but I do know that Nelson Mandela has the charm and personal charisma to win the world.

I saw him on 8th Avenue. I shook his hand. I held his gaze as he held mine and we parted. A brief encounter of less than two minutes.