The Wheel of life keeps turning, old men goes and new men emerge, same as the trees blooming flowers in summer and shedding leaves in winter. This is a must for life to go on. But as human nature is, we hold on to the things that were and wonder about the things to come.
Growing to become a “man” is process rather than an incident, in my childhood “Which I am nostalgic about” I always looked at manhood as a huge statue, that only needs physical growth to attain, I thought with size comes wisdom, wealth and strength. But now I am starting to realize that grownup me is just layers of life experience over my young me and physical appearance is nothing but a ticket to the stadium of manhood, but your life experiences are what makes what you are inside that stadium, the players being watched , the crowd or the guys in the VIP room.
With manhood comes many cons as pros, the most notable thing that every child should be told is to do mistakes while you are young, when we get old, mistakes are just like ugly scar in the face.
With manhood comes responsibility, it is the time we become caregivers rather than being cared for especially our parent. It is time we think of others other than ourselves.
In conclusion, Being a child then a man then an old timer is way of life, we may try to deny or resist but that is how it was and would be. Accepting is the only answer, if you cannot accept it just keep your feelings inside and try to look like you know what you are doing.
Through whole this year and Through 3 Different rotations (internal, surgery and peds) Today was the only day I was inspired , As I heard somewhere, "To stimulate life, leaving it then free to develop, to unfold,herein lies the first task of the teacher." and today I have witnessed the True embodiment of this statement, {{Thank you Doctor,}} Unfortunately this happened in the last week , I wish it happened earlier for that it was all what I needed.
But as they say it is better be late than never come, This tiny act didn't just made my day but it helped my subconscious to forget all those bitter memoirs of handful, relentless and harsh rotations. Some days those rotations were not about teaching, they were all about humiliating this naive young, knowledge seeking pupil, They were about breaking the candles inside me and my fellow classmates, rather than trying to lit them up the , Those God Forbid rotations were responsible for igniting our defense mechanisms rather than our offense mechanism, they trained us to switch off like a robot or hibernate like some animals do, they made us cheer and go with the flow, nodding our heads with acceptance although there was many inconsistencies .
Today's little incident restored my hope which almost was near being lost , it restored my faith in medicine and studying medicine, it refreshed my mind and was a real eye-opener. I believe it is for such moments life exists, indeed it is. For such moments I wake up from bed in the morning, study for exams and do anything related to medicine .....
It would be unfair not to mention the name of this wonderful Doctor, but it would be unfair also to take this moment from me, So I am keeping it to myself, for that when I read this in the future my mind will replay that moment....
"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."......mother theresa...
After few minutes of summing up courage to face the new millennium’s tyranny “Technology”, I have reached the conclusion that someone should stand up and say “Enough”. I will only confine my scope to impact of Technology on human health and well being.
Machines started to spread around the globe since 18th century, from simple ones like the levers to complicated ones like jet engines and Robotics, but all of them shared one thing, besides making human jobs easier and more efficient , they made our bodies weaker and fatter. 100 years ago, health’s main enemy was Infections; today it is cancer and cardiovascular diseases, in which both of them are mainly due to machines.
It would be fair to point out that Advances in technology made our old enemy “Infections” retreat to the bottom in the causes of mortality, but there are many pros as cons in having technology.
I would divide Technology’s impact on humans to two ways:-
Direct; as in Radiations causing Cancers.
Indirect; environmental pollution and Lung diseases.
Also since the emergence of internet and Televisions human contact has been decreased thus making social communication skill less developed then in our previous ancestors and making certain individuals prone to psychiatric disorders.
Obesity is a risk factor for Hypertension and atherosclerosis which are the main cause cardiovascular disease and strokes. Obesity is a result of metabolic syndrome which is the igniting event for this vicious cycle.
Needles to say Machines doing much of our work is a contemporary issue that all healthcare providers should advice their communities about, e.g if your school, university or work place is less than 2 km – 3 km , you don’t need to take a bus or a car , walk there, assembly lines are being introduced to industries each day, thus increasing the rate of unemployment which by itself causes indirectly health hazards, Try to avoid using calculators for simple mathematical equations since active brain may postpone or even prevent occurrence of several types of dementia et cetera.
In short “When ever you body is viable use it”
Advice to our fellow Engineers, scientists and
Some Advices that may save you…
ü Mobile phones may cause various types of cancers; when ever you can put them away do it.
ü Sit at least sit 2 meters away from TV screens.
ü Avoid hanging around Electrical Base stations.
Qiijinta Sigaarku waxa ay ka mid tahay aafooyinka ku dhafan casrigan aynu noolnahay, hadii aan lagu tilmaami karinba aafada ama muusibada ugu wayn dhinaca caafimaadka ee Qarnigan 21aad.
Taariikh
Qiijinta Sigaarka ayaa asal ahaan waxa dhaqan ay u ahayd dadkii ku dhaqnaa qaaradaha Ameerika loona yaqaanay Hindida Cascas (Red Indians), caadadan oo dunida kale ku faaftay qarnigii 15aad kadib markii ay Sahmiyayaashii reer yurub cagaha dhigeen dunidaasi cusub (New World), xidhiidh ganacsina ay la yeesheen dadkii meeshaas isirka ku ahaa.
Hogaamiyihii Naasiyiinta adloof hitlar (Adolf Hitler) ayaa ku tilmaamay sigaarka “Aargoosigii ninka Cas, ‘The wrath of Red man to the White man’”. In kasta oo Hitlar yaraantiisii uu Qiijinayay sigaarka, laakiin laga bilaabo ammintii uu qaatay fikirkii Naasiga ah , afka wuu ka qaaday, isaga oo u arkayay in sigaarku uu yahay dhabarjabin iyo waliba aargoosi loogu talagalay dhibaataynta Cirqiga Aryans-ka, iyo waliba iyada oo uu lahaa Aryans-ku waa ka sareeyaan inay qiijiyaan sigaarka!!. Sidoo kale fikirkaas waxa Hitlar la qabay saaxiibadiisii Beniito musaliini iyo Faransiis Faranko.
Taariikhyahanada ayaa ku sheega in naasiyiintu ay dhidibada u taageen ololihii ugu balaadhnaa abid ee lagaga hortago qiijinta sigaarka iyo waxyaalaha la hal maala, ilaa haatana ma jiro nidaam ama xukuumad sidaas oo kale uga hor istaagtay shacabkeeda. Waxa iyaduna Xusid mudan in Dhakhtarada jarmalku ay ahaayeen kuwii ugu horeeyay ee ka hadla xidhiidhka ka dhexeeya Sigaarka iyo Kansarka Sambabka. Cilmi baadhistan ayaa socotay 1926-1940.
Nasiib daro, Naasiyiintii kumay guulaysaan inay hantaan shacabkoodii oo ay si buuxda uga hor istaagaan sigaarka, iskaba dhaafe waxa la sheegaa in tobankii sanno ee ugu horaysay maamulka naasiyiinta in Sigaar cabista kor u kacday lix laab inteedii hore. Sidaa aawadeed 1939kii ayaa xukuumadii ay rogtay amaradan kala horeeyaane.
Bilawgii waxa laga mamnuucay dhamaan in lagu qiijiyo Meelaha ay iskugu yimaadaan dadku ama baraha caamka ah sida Maqaaxiyaha, basaska iyo waliba jidadka. Intaa dabadeed waxa laga mamnuucay dhamaan ciidamada hubka sida, kadibna dhamaan shaqaalaha dawlada. Intaas waxa ka horaysay in la mamnuucay dhamaan xayaysiisyadii dadka loogu wanaajin jiray tubaakada ee shirkaduhu samayn jireen.
Talaabooyinkan ayaa noqday qaar suurto galiyay in hoos loogu dhigo xadigii sigaar qiijinta ee dalkaasi.
Hadaba Akhriste, Fikirka Naasiga oo ahaa fakir ku dhisan haybsooc iyo cunsuriyad ayaa si uu dadkii markaasi ay lahaayeen aduunka kale waa ka sareeyaan isku dayay inuu ka badbaadiyo aafadan.
Halkaas waxa laga dheegan karaa in Sigaar qiijinta qof kasta oo wanaag la jecel naftiisu aanu isu quudhayn ,qof kale oo wanaag uu la jecelyahana aanu u quudhayn.
Ha galaafan naftaada , Ka tag Tubaakada….
Basic medical sciences are the milestone of medicine, they are the rock principles that medicine stands upon, they are the entrance to the world of medicine, without basic medicine a physician won’t heal, and simply they are the base of medicine.
One may think that I am just exaggerating but it is the truth, in fact the reason they called it “basic” is not because it is easy and can be overlooked but because it is the base to your career as a physician. The more Basic facts you know, The more your understanding of basic sciences is more the more your understanding of clinical sciences will be more.
For example one physician that knows scurvy is caused by vitamin C deficiency and it has to do “something” with collagen other physician may know that Vitamin C helps in the conversion of proline to hydroxyproline which is better than proline in formation of collagen , Also instead of just knowing “Collagen” he recalls that is important in the basement membrane of many structures and any deficiency will be first implicated in loose tissues like the gums .
A Somali proverb says “Alif kaa xumaada Al-baqruu ku dhibaa” its core meaning is “Build a delicate base and it will hunt you for ever”.
A possible argument is How can you recall all that sheer of information that you have studied in medical school especially after many years in clinical practice, Ok, But nobody have asked you to recall all of it, as each one of us knows not all the basic information are vital e.g no body will need to know what gap junctions are made of unless you need to do a research. But on the other hand there are some information That are vital to know.
One good approach to keep your basic medical sciences updated is to polish them from time to time, grab a microbiology notebook or your university lectures I know most of you have them – Computer revolutionized archives— will make your information polished plus more self esteem will be sky high.
For those of you who are currently going through the “boring” Basic sciences, yes you are eager for clinical rotations “I know you do”, We know basic sciences for the first time are difficult and need perseverance just to stay on the text book, but in clinical rotation and interacting with patients you only SAW what you REAP, Yep don’t do that mistake….
Bearing in mind that
Sunni Muslim civilization, you can realize that conflict and clash in between the two representatives is inevitable. Despite the manifest and clear effects of this clash, there are latent and invisible effects it induces to the both sides particularly on Somalis.
In this article I will try to show a small glimpse on the latent side which is clearly reflected by the vanishing Somali identity that is in its peak nowadays.
Somali ancient history is still a place of dispute; tens of Stories are told about the Somali ancestries, but most of them are merely lies. Some do believe that Somalis are Arabs others believe that they are Oromo and others claim they are from
In my point of view a Word Somali with out no Geographical borders means the following
1-A muslim
2- A person who speaks the Somali language ( including MayMay and Banadiri dialetcts)
3- A person who embraces the Somali culture.
A Muslim because if he is not a Muslim he will not abide by the Somali culture thus breaking two rules out of three which makes that person to be incompetent to be a Somali.
Now about the Origin issue, Instead of trying to be followers why not try to be the leaders and say we were on this land far before the Arabs or the Oromo— what an idea huh….---- But the bottom line of my story is , Be what ever you are but finally you are Somali not an Arab or oromo , We the Somalis are a different entity now We don’t look like neither arabs nor the Oromo, We speak neither Arabic nor Oromo, But all of us are humans from Adam and Eve and We are proud to be a Muslims.
So dear Somali reader Your ancestors are gone , but you are here and you are Somali forever…..
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