Young north author tackles societal issues in first book
Speaking of his book The untold truth about pain, Molala said the pain was a sensitive issue and he wanted the words portrayed in the book to directly speak to each reader.
A 21-year-old motivational speaker and author from Ga-Rankuwa wants to ‘liberate youth from mental slavery, empower and encourage them’ through his book.
“Whenever I write, I am always thinking of liberation, empowerment, encouragement, inspiration and education,” said Mogale Molala, a third-year financial information systems student at the Tshwane University of Technology.
Speaking of his book The untold truth about pain, Molala said the pain was a sensitive issue and he wanted the words portrayed in the book to directly speak to each reader.
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“This is a solution-based book about turning pain into power,” he said.
“There is one special chapter dedicated to women, highlighting certain issues which sometimes as a society we are not ready to speak about, for example, fatherlessness syndrome, romantic relations and poverty lessons. Readers would never be the same after reading it,” said Molala.
Molala said the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown gave him a chance to get a sponsor for his book to be published because ‘every problem that exists on earth has an opportunity’.
“The problem is not the problem but how you see the problem as a problem,” he said.
Molala said the book was supposed to be a surprise to his family, but because of the overwhelming support he got from his mother, he let her choose the cover for the book.
“I cannot thank my family, mentors and friends enough for believing in me and encouraging me to keep going.”
He said was facing challenges over financing the book and about the publishing industry. His other worry was whether people would like or relate to it.
“I am a business-minded person, so I am thinking of investing my time in research, empowering others and working on other projects like agriculture,” said Molala.
“To other young people out there, better days are coming and always remember direction is much more important than speed. The most important thing is to start and don’t worry too much about money and other things the law of attraction will deal with it.”
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“You will be shocked to know how many of the world’s biggest businesses started with published content. The founders of Twitter were bloggers who were sharing ideas about the future of social media long before their platform was even conceived,” Molala, who has opened a Mogale Molala Foundation which deals with male empowerment and was a resident speaker at TUT FM in 2019 told Rekord.
He is part of Democracy Works Academy and has spoken at more than 50 platforms.
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