Former
Bollywood
actress
Somy
Ali,
who
now
runs
a
non-governmental
organization
No
More
Tears
in
the
US,
shared
that
apart
from
her
brother,
there
are
three
people
who
changed
her
life
and
provided
her
with
a
great
deal
of
wisdom.
Speaking
on
the
occasion
of
Teacher's
Day,
she
said,
"The
number
one
person
for
me
would
be
my
mentor/professor
in
college,
Dr
William
Hammack.
He
was
my
statistics
professor,
and
I
was
always
awful
in
math.
I
would
spend
literally
eight
hours
on
the
weekends
with
him
learning
not
just
about
statistics
and
probability,
but
life
in
itself.
He
taught
me
how
if
one
hurts
you
in
any
manner
it
is
telling
of
their
character
and
the
best
way
to
tackle
that
pain
is
to
disassociate
rather
than
retaliate.
Because
retaliation
would
bring
you
down
to
that
individual’s
level
and
we
must
rise
above
that
person.
He
taught
me
that
as
a
student
I
should
never
be
afraid
to
ask
questions
as
there
is
no
such
thing
as
a
dumb
question
particularly
when
you
are
a
student."
"As
a
little
girl
in
Pakistan,
I
must
have
been
9
or
10
and
I
had
just
learned
how
to
whistle.
I
was
so
excited
and
when
I
told
a
family
member
to
listen,
I
can
whistle,
they
responded
saying
girls
are
not
supposed
to
whistle.
Dr.
Hammack
taught
me
that
girls
can
do
anything
boys
can
do.
He
changed
my
life
and
taught
me
about
women’s
rights
and
equality.
I
owe
who
I
am
and
where
I
am
today
to
Dr.
Hammack," she
added.
The
second
person
is
her
friend
and
NGO
attorney,
Josh
Poyer.
Talking
about
him,
she
said,
"I
learned
the
most
significant
aspect
of
my
existence
from
him
which
was
to
never
be
afraid
to
tell
the
world
your
story/truth.
He
taught
me
how
to
use
my
voice
to
help
others
and
to
not
worry
about
the
trolls
or
cruel
people
when
I
do
tell
my
truth.
It
is
he
who
gave
me
the
power
three
years
ago
to
talk
about
all
the
trauma
I
endured
from
the
age
of
five
to
24."
As
for
the
third
person,
she
shared
that
it
is
author
Mark
Manson.
"I
have
listened
to
all
his
books
and
they
are
remarkable.
There
is
so
much
I
have
learned
from
what
he
has
said
in
all
of
his
books,
the
most
important
life-changing
extraction
I
made
through
his
words
was
that
there
will
never
be
a
life
without
pain.
It
sounds
simplistic,
but
it
is
so
profound.
Once
we
accept
this,
we
will
be
more
at
peace.
Another
aspect
of
what
this
entails
is
that
do
not
expect
anything
from
anyone.
Live
your
life
without
expectations
and
you
will
be
a
happier
person.
Appreciate
the
small
things
in
life
and
remember
that
there
is
only
one
shot
at
this
so
absolutely
do
every
single
thing
you
want
without
the
fear
of
judgment
because
people
will
judge
you
no
matter
what.
I
have
to
add
that
we
never
stop
learning.
That
is
what
life
is
about
and
flip-flopping
is
never
wrong,
it
means
we
are
evolving.
What
my
views
were
on
a
certain
subject
ten
years
ago
are
completely
different
now.
Thus,
we
are
constantly
learning
and
evolving,"
Somy
concluded.