I am a poor black worker in South Africa. The time when I first (meet) Nelson Mandela was a very difficult period of my life. It was in 1953 and Mandela was the black lawyer to whom I went for advice. He offered guidance to poor black people on their legal (problem). He was generous with his time, which I was grateful. I needed his help because I had very little (educate). I could not read write well. After (try) hard, I got a job in a gold mine. However, this was a time when one had got to have a passbook to live in Johannesburg. (sad) I did not have one because I was not born there, and I worried about I would become out of work. I became more (hope) about my future when Mandela helped me get the correct papers (stay) in Johannesburg. Later, I joined the ANC Youth League organized by Mandela. I was sure it was a way to achieve our dream of making black and white people equal.
