"I tell stories to wake up stories in other people. That's what sustained me." South African actress, storyteller, poet, playwright, director and author Dr Gcina Mhlophe
In her memoir My Journey to Becoming a Doctor, Londiwe Nomfundo Bongiwe Silwane also awakens her story. She reflects on her journey, the ups and the downs that led to the person she is today. She considers how she hated hospitals and health-related professions as a child only to find herself in one and enduring a seemingly endless journey of study.
That was one not exclusive to books and academia, but to life happening outside that realm. Silwane realised every little experience one comes across, every environment in which we find ourselves, shapes our thinking to become the adults we are today.