Kurara FM, the Ultimate Choice of the district. The local radio station of which l had never imagined myself calling it my workplace. Everyone that knew and understood my adventurous heart said "Nthabiseng you need to leave this place, it is not you here". Honestly, they are right, l can feel myself slowly suffocating, even my wings are aching, all they need is to be set free yet this time l actually want to see where the wind will blow me with my feet on the ground without me in control of where l end up.
I had always dreamed of making a huge difference in my community, the aim being to inspire the young souls in my community that nothing is impossible and that they have it in themselves to turn their circumstance to success. Yes l do still dream of seeing young souls excited about a swimming competition, having made it to the district tennis ball team, going out to ice skate with friends on a Friday night rather than the regular lets go out and get drunk nights. Everywhere l go in kuruman l see a potential. Okay, that's enough about my passion for change. Back to my hook up with radio.
I walk into the place and met amazing, talented souls like Boitumelo Mabudi, Nthabiseng Rabie, Thabang Loeto, Tsepo Kgatlhane, Oarabile Mokgethi, Refilwe Thobega, Precious Jah-Lady, Kagiso Keller, Miss P , Tshepo Leeuw, Lebo Ntlathi, Letlhogonolo Sechogela, Rabbie Mrapper , Tumelo Onewang, Modiri Gabaatlhole, Jeanette Senye, Keitumetse Ntho, Onolo Jantjie, Carla Martin, Letlhogonolo Moeti, Dineo, Daniel January , Gosego Boyce ,MJ, Dikabelo Khoana, and many, many brilliant personalities.
People who enjoy and love what they do. More than ever l understood inspiration can walk in with two feet and transport your heart to a new dimension.
Sometimes you strive through the worst for a passion. Behind the mic you stand at the best position to change a nation. I understood all that. I realized that all these people have the power to choose to be elsewhere but they are here, at this radio station, dedicating themselves on a daily basis making a legacy for generations to come. Kurara FM is only two years but the quality you get there is amazing. I have a whole new respect for them.
Sometimes one of the hardest lesson you learn in life is that money is not everything but without it your life stands still. I learned l might not get billions from my day job but l walk back into my room at the end of the day and l hear my soul applaud that it has lived to the fullest, it has contributed to a smile that has crossed through someone's lips during the course of the day, someone who l will never meet has been inspired. No work goes unnoticed or unappreciated, no matter how ridiculous it appears to others. I fell in love with Radio through accidentally tripping over the studio mic. The first time l went on air l was reciting a poem, little did l know the verses were rewriting a future l was to live.
Many people who are born in kuruman after obtaining their degrees they run away from kuruman and when they come back for holidays they complain about how boring the place is but the question is if you don't have the guts to stay in it and change it who will? , trust me someone from somewhere will come and change it but not for the good of the community, they will come change it for their own benefits and leave. Even if l decide to leave kuruman l will know that l might have not changed my town entirely but l have contributed to a legacy that will remain known for years. Beyoncé in one of her songs says the hearts that l have touched will be the proof that l lived, that l made a difference in someone's life and someone out there will know l was here. Those are my words too, l was here. Kurara FM 98.9Mhz , the ultimate choice of the district.
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