My Mentor

The first time I set my eyes on this man, I was moved, inspired and motivated.
He is an "Award Winning Business Man", an author, artist, husband, father to two beautiful daughters, one of them named Swazi, because he is married to a Swati woman and motivational speaker.He has gone on to write a book that celebrates moments and achievements, of dreams that came true. It is yet another story written by a man who has been equally blessed by challenges and breakthroughs. He has an Honours degree in Sociology from UKZN, after graduating he went on to leacture in the Humanities faculty and then to work in the corporate world.
However, his life took a dramatic turn whe he was paralyzed in a car accident in 1995.After the accident he went to work for the Dept. of Transport where he played a big role in the hugely successful "ASIPHEPHE" road safety campaign, which I learned when I met him for the first time that actually the Lengendary Ladysmith Black Mambazo did the song, his name is Musa E Zulu.

My mentor has delivered motivational talks through out South Africa to various business, educational & community institutions over the last 16 years.I salute this man, every word that comes out of his mouth builds something within any individual. So I eventually meet with my mentor, not that it was scheduled, I guess fate was behind it.
I am at the Hilton Hotel, to meet with my aunt for the first time, He is there to pitch a  book of his "Celebrating Ladysmith Black Mambazo's 50 years" to Princess MaNtfombi Zulu, wife to King Goodwill Zwelithini.
As he unfolds his plans about this book I get even more inspired, I ask myself - if a man is disabled at 25years, after having been given the liberty to walk and then having it taken away at that age - how does one carry on living, where does one get the courage from to carry on living and have dreams that he had aspired to see them coming into life, I was gazing into thin air, deep down asking myself what is holding me back....

As we celebrate woman's month, he is coordinating a woman's day celebration in honour of twelve disabled women, I am so looking forward to that and the book.
In closing I take my hat off for this man and I celebrate him.