We recently had the chance to connect with Eng. Soliman Elgammal and have shared our conversation below.
Good morning Soliman, it’s such a great way to kick off the day – I think our readers will love hearing your stories, experiences and about how you think about life and work. Let’s jump right in? Are you walking a path—or wandering?
definitely wandering. Normally people think that not having a path is a sure way for failure but what most people miss is that life is constantly changing and evolving if you follow a specific path, you may realize midway that better options existed. Wandering lets you explore everything and experience everything rather than being fixated on one thing. While having a specific path is great for learning a skill it’s not a good way of living. Life is meant to be changing and evolving if you follow a track it may lead to nowhere while if you just go around exploring and experimenting you will definitely benefit more.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
Hey, I’m Soliman. I’m a Full Stack Developer, recently graduated high school and currently in Faculty of Computers and Artificial Intelligence in BSU. I’m also an entrepreneur, founded MovaLines. I have been working as a backend developer since 2018 and as a frontend developer since 2022 officially making me a full stack developer. Worked with numerous clients, and now I’ve launched my First Business MovaLines a software development agency. Currently working on MovaLines.
Appreciate your sharing that. Let’s talk about your life, growing up and some of topics and learnings around that. What breaks the bonds between people—and what restores them?
Definitely Ego and pride. Most people drown in their own ego and pride causing them to feel superior or they deserve a better treatment than everybody else, not thinking about the other person, the other side, which in return causes bonds to break and relationships fall apart. What restores the broken bonds is understanding the other party and not letting your ego and pride take over your brain.
What have been the defining wounds of your life—and how have you healed them?
Most people would say breakups to this question but for me it’s not the breakup itself it’s the aftermath of the breakup. The thing about me is that I get attached to anyone very easily but in return I also move on very quickly, you may ask what’s the issue then? The issue lies in when you see that person on the street, the supermarket. It feels off, like someone that I used to love staying out with now is a nobody for me. Feels cursed. I’ve healed them by meeting new people and accepting that life changes and moves on. We can’t be hooked on our pasts if we want to see the future.
Sure, so let’s go deeper into your values and how you think. Is the public version of you the real you?
No—it’s only a close version of the real me, the real me is not defined, not limited. People who know me well, know that I can be anything at anytime that I want. Most people think that I’m that nerdy person… that calm guy that you rarely hear about… that guy that you always hear about. But in reality I’m all of these, I’m all of these—and none of them. The real me is undefined.
Before we go, we’d love to hear your thoughts on some longer-run, legacy type questions. If you knew you had 10 years left, what would you stop doing immediately?
Delaying plans. Normally if I am busy I would delay a hangout, a travel plan, a holiday. But if I only had 10 years, I’d live my life on the edge knowing that either way it would end. But at least I would die happy than die with burden.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://solimanelgammal.com
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/solimanelg
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/SolimanElg
- Other: Follow me on Apple Music: @solimanelg
