Nonhle Jali to Zoleka Mandela – She is an extra ordinary woman

Nonhle Jali revealed on Wednesday that her woman crush is Zoleka Mandela and she penned down a heart melting write up about the breast cancer survivor.

The business woman sang praises of the activist in a lengthy form on Instagram. Jali confessed that Zoleka is an extra ordinary woman, despite not meeting her in person and she explain why.

Read full message below:

“My #WCW is an extra ordinary woman @zolekamandela I’ve never met you in person, I don’t know you at all, but I find myself drawn to you in a way I can’t explain. When I look at you, I see Courage, I see Resilience, I see Authenticity, I see Love and I see a whole lot of Faith. Every time I read your story I become an emotional wreck, I ask myself so many questions, I feel everything all at once, I even find myself questioning God. Whenever I get lost in the dark and I’m ready to give up, I remember how you held your baby boy in your arms and watched him take his last breaths. I don’t think there is pain that surpasses that.”

“How many deaths did you die whilst still breathing? You lost not only one but two children. How does a mother bury two of her children and still have enough strength to carry on? I don’t know of any woman in my entire existence who has survived what you have and came out looking so beautiful, so at peace and graceful. I love how true you are to yourself, how raw and authentic you are. How you are not afraid to live your life as it is, no edits, no filter, no curation. You have improved my life in ways you never imagine, you have healed my wounds and without knowing it… you’ve encouraged me to love myself, accept my past and be proud that it shaped me to be the woman that I am today.”

“You live so fearlessly, so truthfully and non apologetic about who you are. In a world full of facades, I find you so refreshing. You epitomize a Phenomenal Woman. Your life journey inspired me to rewrite my book of life. Thank you for sharing your experiences, thank you for giving us your time, thank you for showing us that’s it’s ok not to be perfect and thank for echoing ever so loudly that we cannot be defined by one bad season of our past. Thank you for healing me and bringing me closer to my faith. Thank you for teaching me that I can still get up after falling 10 times.”

“There is nothing life hasn’t thrown at you… but here you are; robust, humble, beautiful exuding life and love. It’s very hard for me to pen something about someone I’ve never met, but there is something about you… there is something about you ❤️ Love NN.”