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Why you should watch the film Invictus based on Rugby to get truly inspired?

    Why you should watch the film  Invictus  based on Rugby to get truly inspired? It matters not how strait the gate How charged with punishments the scroll I am the master of my fate I am the captain of my soul...   These are iconic lines from the famous poem ‘Invictus’ written in Victorian era by an English poet William Ernest Henley. Invictus literally means  Unconquerable .   Nelson Mandela, the South African President derived resilience and indomitability from this poem to such an astounding effect that he could forgive his captors who imprisoned him for 27 long years. When in the prison, the great leader dreamt of a day when the people of his country would be judged not by the color of their skins but by their characters. When at helm, he ensured peaceful transition of power from white rule to majority rule.   I was looking forward to watching some good, inspirational movie and stumbled upon the film named  Invictus  directed by Clint Eastwood. Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela i