ONE DAY I WILL FLY-DAVID
By Godfrey Pandeka
David Mashifane have big plans for his home made airplane and believes that his art skill and creativity will take him far one day and his dream of flying for the first time with airplane he built with his own hands will come true and Mzansi will be proud of him.
The 32-years old unemployed man from Jane Furse in Limpoposaid that his love for art started in 2000 when he was still at high school and from there he knew that he was a mzansi next big thing"I would always win the arts competation at school because i was very creative and i could use steel or Iron to build something amazing,but no one spotted my talent then"
"I know its still early for me to think about big things,I will wait until my time to shine come,I believe in what i have started and i know one day mzansi will celebrate with me" He said
David who did not get any formal education after dropping out of school at Grade 10 admitted that his decision to leave the school was bad decision he has ever made in his life and he still regret it even today "Growing up as a boy you see your friends do silly things and you think they are enjoying then you join them then after 10-years you have no future,Its painful i can't remove it in my mind"
"School is important youth should not take it for granted,If you have that chance make the best of it because you don't know what future holds for you,next thing you will be in streets asking people R2" David give advice.
David said that most of the youth in his area they are more in alcohol than focusing in school so building the airpalane he want to inspire the youth to live a positive life and start to do something that will take them off the streets
Mashifane told SK Fm journalistthat when he start buildingairoplane in 2013 Most of the residents saw it as a joke but now the pay attention and want to know what is his plans about this craftand some donate with money to buy paint but its not enough "When you have a talent like this all you need is a support from people,I need more than R10 000 to compate this project which i don't have but I hope and pray that one day samaritans will come and asssist me"
CAPTION : David Mashifane standing next to his Airplane he built himself
PHOTO BY GODFREY PANDEKA