CAIRO - “I'm sure that, if he could talk to us, he would tell us to turn this painful incident into something positive. He would ask us, 'Do you love me? Do you want to commemorate my name? If so, I advise you to turn your grief at my death into work and making progress. I haven't died; I'm living in your hearts." This is what Shaimaa el-Hadid said when she heard that Ibrahim Elfiky, 62, the human development specialist, had died on Friday, along with 73-year-old sister and their housekeeper, 72, in a blaze that tore through his Nasr City flat. Most Egyptian and Arab pages on the social networking site Facebook received the news of his death with deep sorrow. Many of his fans recited verses from the Holy Qur'an and the Prophet Mohamed's Hadith (Sayings), asking God to have mercy on the deceased. "I hope he will receive his heavenly reward for all he taught us,” was a typical comment on his death. Elfiky, who held thousands workshops and seminars on metaphysics, was a frequent and popular guest on a multitude of Egyptian television programmes. He was founder and president of Ibrahim Elfiky International Enterprises Inc., a certified trainer in NLP, hypnotherapy, and a master speaker in human development. He also had a doctorate in metaphysics from the Metaphysics University of Los Angeles. With his unique educational background, Elfiky trained thousands of people in Cairo, Algeria, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen, Tunisia, Syria, Qatar, Morocco, Libya, Holland, Canada, the US and other countries. Elfiky wrote numerous books on human development, along with instructional videotapes, audiotapes and DVDs. His books include Seven Secrets of Personal Power, Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Unlimited Communication Power and Ten Keys to Ultimate Success. His fans followed his news on his website: http://www.ibrahimelfiky.com/ The last note he wrote before his death on Twitter was: “Avoid the people who try to thwart your ambitions, but associate with the great people who let you feel that you can be like them.” His motto in life was: "Live every moment as if it were your last… Live with the love of God… Live with the attitude of the Prophets… Live with faith… Live with love and appreciate life."
