
Ally Abdallach Duhi
doctor, pathologist
WHO AM I?
I am 80 years old. I am a man. I have seen many things in my life. I was born in a very poor village. I was educated in Zanzibar, then I went to medical school in the Soviet Union. I studied in Kiev. I got married here in Zanzibar. My wife was a Christian. I’m like other people. I have a mind, intelligence and can make decisions by myself; what I want and what I do not want. I can share things, food, thoughts with others. I can talk, I can do many things like a man who lives, who has not died. When I die, I will lose everything. I am happy to be able to talk to you and that you are listening to what I am saying. I’m happy.
The possibility of being a man
The essence is about being a man created by God from white, red and black soil. This is the reason some of us are white, some are red and others are black. Indians are red, Europeans are white and Africans are black. We are different only because of the sun, its rays make us different. You need to discover what it means to be a human being. As people, we have limited intelligence to understand everything. Without life, without being a living person, you will have no value. God created Adam and Eve. The woman is very important, she has a very important role to fulfil, she is more responsible because she has to raise her children. The man produces an amazing 100 million sperms that set off to fertilize only one female egg and only one of them succeeds. This is extraordinary! That is why every human is unique. We must also remember what is important to us, for our bodies. Water is important and the sun is important. The universe is very wise.
Work
In life it is important to work, thanks to it we build our human value. Sometimes, I ask myself why God has not given me freedom, why did he give me a long life? I must work, I must go out into the sun, I must walk on the beach, I have to do something or make something. This is the value of man and his nature. You have no value without work. Just like without food you will have no value. Life is work. Rest, laugh and work, rest and work again. As long as you have good health, you should work. Otherwise, you will not be healthy. You have to work to create, to co-create life. Create life first for yourself and then for others, for everything that is around you. If your job does not give you satisfaction, start doing something else.
Life
Living is the most important thing in life, the most important thing is to live. Do not die, live. What I believe is that life is very important and has great value but you have to understand it. Understanding life means to understand that you must follow it, enjoy it and have peace.
Life is birth and death. If you’re alive, you should be happy about it. And if you are happy, you will live long. Sometimes you say “If you talk too much, you will have a short life” (laughs). But if you talk, if you talk a lot, you can understand more. It depends on you and your professed values. . I’m retired now. Life is a great value and a pleasure for me. Pleasure is conditioned by individual choice. Contentment, happiness is very individual and dependent on a human being. What is good for you, does not have to be good for me. This is the definition of what we call satisfaction, happiness – there is no one definition.
For me, what gives me satisfaction now is the pleasure that I can sleep, I have food. I can meet nice people. I can have everything that is available to me and that gives me joy. That’s all. I do not need anything from anyone. I have a home, I have children. Now I need only life. I need life to be happy, I do not need problems anymore. Take everything what life gives you, that gives you a good life.
– Sometimes something gives us pleasure but destroys us.
It is true. Your mind should find a good answer. But sometimes you do not know what is good and what is not. Then follow your intuition, spirit and you will continue to be alive.
World
The world is very important. The world is a great value in itself, but you must understand it.
Change
Fighting is a form of life. Revolution, constant revolution, changes life. Some say that change brings a better life, some say worse, but it’s always about change. Our mind is changing, too. There is never constancy.
– And what is permanent?
There is no constancy in my opinion. Everything changes. Life must change. Every day is different. The day before yesterday, yesterday, today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow. Even one day is different – it just rained, and now the sun is shining. Life is a continuous change. We were created to create, to constantly create. Our mind works all the time, even as we sleep, the mind works, it dreams. Something changes all the time. God created himself so that this process would continue. Change is the best way in life. If you are still in one place, you cannot experience a better life or value. Good values and bad values. As I said, they are relative. Everything is relative. Something that is good for me is not good for someone else.
Do not rush to make choices. Time. Repetition.
To make a good choice you must be patient, do not rush, wait, give yourself time. Then everything will come to you automatically. If you are in a hurry, the answer will come to you but not the true one. Even me, I had to think for a moment before I answered your question. Before I replied, I asked you twice if I understood it well. You must be sure. Just like in life. If you want to succeed, you must be sure. Do not hurry up. You’d better find a mistake and repeat it again. Repetition is not a bad thing. Repetition means correcting yourself, it means being better. This is value in life. If you do not repeat something, you will not find value.
– What would you say to people who are afraid to make a choice? What should they do?
Wait. Wait until they really see if they’re scared or not. Do not rush to answer. Do not jump onto something. Wait. Then you will know. Your mind will give the answer. The mind will work and find the answer. Time will give you an answer.