This is a long tough road we have to travel.

I do not wish to minimize the complexity of the problems to be faced in achieving disarmament and peace. But we shall not have the courage, the insight, to deal with such matters unless we are prepared to undergo a mental and spiritual change.

We place our vision of a new constitutional order for South Africa on the table not as conquerors, prescribing to the conquered. We speak as fellow citizens to heal the wounds of the past with the intent of constructing a new order based on justice for all. This is the challenge that faces all South Africans today, and it is one to which I am certain we will all rise.

Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.

Even if you have a terminal disease, you don't have to sit down and mope. Enjoy life and challenge the illness that you have.

When people are determined they can overcome anything.