An African Abroad
Unlike my father’s remarkable, numerous achievements, I have had memorable encounters with a handful of heads of state.
Aurora Mizutani (far left) was introduced to the Late Queen Elizabeth II, in her capacity of SU President at City & Islington College, London United Kingdom, 2010
Moshood Adisa Olabisi Ajala accomplished a challenging task by travelling to more than seventy countries on a moped and meeting with heads of state, to name a few of his recorded adventures.
Aurora Mizutani (far right) was introduced to the Late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in her capacity of SU President at City & Islington College, London United Kingdom, 2010
Aurora Mizutani then Dupelola Osaretin Ajala with British politician Jeremy Corbyn, London, England, 2009
If he had been caught, my father’s ordeal would have been physical in the form of possible torture and brutal imprisonment. Moshood Adisa eluded imprisonment in Russia, perhaps even the dreaded Gulag.
It has been said that Adisa died in poverty. That depends on one’s definition of wealth. Ajala died living behind around a dozen children. My father wanted to ensure that at least one of his offspring would carry his legacy. Moshood Adisa, a true pagan, had the foresight and wisdom to understand that earthly riches are just that. Earthly riches.
Moshood Adisa Olabisi Ajala is the father of Aurora Mizutani
Arguably, as Adisa died with the knowledge of true freedom, I dispute the assumption that he died in poverty. Olabisi Ajala must have completely understood the game ‘Monopoly’. When one has finally mastered the game ‘Monopoly’, they learn that reaching their objective is futile. That is to say that when the game is over, all proceeds inevitably go back into the box.
The bottom line is that one cannot take the money, or anything else, to the afterlife. The Egyptian Pharaohs died wealthy. They buried their vessels and riches in crypts. These riches were excavated by archaeologists and are now on display worldwide.
Moshood Adisa had the foresight of spending his money on this earth, as it’s apparent that we cannot take it with us. Adisa left behind his scions and his written legacy, the true treasures of this material world.
I persist in my unwavering belief that Moshood Adisa died a wealthy man indeed within this reality.
Moshood Adisa Olabisi Ajala and Lucy Idemudia, parents of Aurora Mizutani, Nigeria, 1970s