The earth, surrounded by large quantities of colored yarns and cords made by his hands, his smile does not leave his life, and he twists his strong hands with multiple arms of the "pearl" used by the pearl hunter. It is surprising that he began this work soon, after 33 years He was the principal of a school in the Rahba district of Abu Dhabi. It is the citizen Hassan Ali, who decided after his retirement to build a special relationship with the local heritage, found in the yarn "Aldayn" and making cords of palm trees and entertaining, and the hobby of love and creativity, and made from the yarns journey colorful memories, overcoming the difficulties of retirement. Hassan Ali told Emirates Al-Youm that since he was the principal of the school, he has always been keen to promote the UAE heritage and is constantly working to dedicate days to celebrate this heritage continuously: "He who has no past has no present, and this is what we learned from our late father. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God rest his soul. "

Back to the past

"I was the principal of a school in the Rahba district of Abu Dhabi, and since then I retired a few years ago," Hassan says. "I was a witness to the development of generations, how they used life, and how long technology went into it. The lives of our children, and realized then that the support of evolution is a duty, but we have to balance it with what we learned in the past, we must work to link our heritage to our present, heritage is an identity, and we must remain proud of our heritage ». "For 33 years I have been keen to promote heritage in the school diary, and I have been following the students passionately, and I always praise them, and as a lover of heritage I share with them and work hand in hand to provide what our ancestors and fathers did, Boats, sails, fishing nets, and all the handicrafts that were part of our history. "

Ahmed

Hassan stresses that the issue of retirement is a matter of concern to many, especially those who are used to daily work for many hours. He does not know the meaning of rest, or daily routine, all this causes sadness after the cessation of work. "I realized for a long time what I wanted, and what would make me cheered after my retirement, I realized my heritage, so I had to choose what I wanted to do to be my refuge in the retirement years." He added: "I decided to spin (Aldein), which is the local description of the oyster house, and worked to make it in all sizes, the small fit for decorations of the likes of heritage, and uses, and medium and large oysters. He explained: «I spend hours and hours without boredom and I spindle those yarns in all its different colors, and Iftnen in the diversification of sizes, and give them a lot of love», adding: «Love is the one who makes excellence in everything, and you must love what works to satisfy the above .

He pointed out that the spinning of the "Al-Deen" is what made his retirement a favorite stage: "With every thread I return to memories, and I smiled, so you will find a permanent smile on my face, because of my satisfaction and because I did not make my pension a despairing station. , Which I am currently promoting for every joy ».

«Aldein» and rope

Hassan, who does not leave a heritage-related event but participates in it, said: "Besides my flirtation of the oyster house, I make the ropes that come from the palm trees." "When I am in a pile, which we extract from the palm trunk, and its shape is closer to the straw, I begin to take a group of it, and work it out in my hand, smelling its smell, and starting to rotate and smooth it," he said. , Until it becomes strong, and I work on rubbing, and continued in that process until it starts to come together, and come down from my hands in the form of strong rope and solid ». "And the parents are also, but the threads are ready, and I only have to spice them graciously, and make them the beautiful oyster baskets." "This work gave me a chance to think differently and discover my heritage."

Advice

Although good work as a school director for 33 years, but never worked in teaching. "A teacher worked only one share, when he missed her teacher, and he was a math class," he said, laughing. He said: "I advise the current generation, which does not lift its head from the tension attached to the technology, not to make these devices capture, but to be mediocre in dealing with it, in life many beautiful things and fun to be discovered, and discovery is always by seeking With everything around you, when you smell a flower, it will be bigger than seeing it on a computer screen. When you sit and talk with your friends, the impact will be different from sending text messages to them. " "Evolution is needed, but without distracting us from a beautiful life worth looking at."

"This workmanship gave me a chance to think differently."

• "I have been continuously dedicating days to celebrating heritage continuously."

• 1981 Joined his work as a school principal in Al Rahba area.