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IN THE NAME OF ALLAH THE MOST BENEFICENT AND MERCIFUL
As Salamo Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barkatahu,
I am thankful to Allah for giving me the opportunity to compile many of my favorite
Moral Stories, in the form of an electronic book, which I had collected from various
resources, since last few years
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As the reader can himself see from these stories, the subject “Moral” is universal to
every human being
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So, let’s start with a Moral Story called as “A POND FULL
OF MILK
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Once the pond was
dug, the king made an announcement to his people saying that one person from each
household has to bring a glass of milk during the night and pour it into the pond
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After receiving the order, everyone
went home
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He thought that since everyone
will bring milk, he could just hide a glass of water and pour inside the pond
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So he quickly went and poured the water in the
pond and came back
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Dear friends, when it comes to help the Religion of Allah, do not think that others will
take care of it
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So,
change yourself to the way of Allah to serve Him and that will make the difference
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So that we may all benefit
from these stories
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A POND FULL OF MILK
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DON'T CHANGE THE WORLD
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THE TRAVELERS AND THE TREE
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LEARN FROM MISTAKES
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THE BOY WHO CRIED 'WOLF'
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THE FARMER AND THE STORK
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THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE
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THE ANT AND THE DOVE
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THE MONKEY AND THE DOLPHIN
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THE FOX AND THE STORK
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THE WOLF AND THE LAMB
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THE FOX AND THE GRAPES
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THE THIRSTY CROW
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THE MILKMAID
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PARABLE OF THE PENCIL
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THE BOY AND THE APPLE TREE
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THE ANGEL
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THE DEVOTED MOTHER
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MENTALLY RETARDED!
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PAID IN FULL
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BEAUTIFUL GIFT!
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WHAT IS A FAMILY?
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TRUE WEALTH
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A HOLE IN THE FENCE
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GRANDPA’S TABLE
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FATHERS EYES
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BUTTERFLY AND COCOON
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THE OBSTACLE IN OUR PATH
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THE WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING
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DON’T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER!
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MOUNTAIN STORY
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A LESSON FROM A FROG TALE
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WEAKNESS OR STRENGTH?
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DON'T CHANGE THE WORLD
Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled a prosperous country
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When he was back to his palace, he complained that his feet were
very painful, because it was the first time that he went for such a long trip, and the road that he
went through was very rough and stony
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Definitely, this would need thousands of cows’ skin, and would cost a
huge amount of money
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There is actually a valuable lesson of life in this story: to make this world a happy
place to live, you better change yourself - your heart; and not the world
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Soon it
became too hot to go any further and, seeing a large
plane tree nearby, they threw themselves on the
ground to rest in its shade
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It does not have fruit or
nuts that we can eat and we cannot even use its
wood for anything
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“I am being extremely useful to you at this very
moment, shielding you from the hot sun
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Islam teaches us that we should never belittle Allah’s blessings
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When none worked satisfactorily, his assistant complained,
“All our work is in vain
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”
Edison replied very confidently, “Oh, we have come a long way and we have
learned a lot
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THE BOY WHO CRIED 'WOLF'
Once there was a shepherd boy who had to look after a flock of
sheep
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He shouted, “Help! Wolf! Wolf!”
The villagers heard his cries and rushed out of the village to help
the shepherd boy
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I was only playing a trick on you
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Again he cried, “Help! Help! Wolf! Wolf!” Again, the villagers rushed up the hill to help him and
again they found that boy had tricked them
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Then, some time later, a wolf went into the field
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The shepherd boy ran towards the village shouting, “Help! Help! Wolf! Help!
Somebody!”
The villagers heard his cries but they laughed because they thought it was another trick
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I lied before, but this time it is
true!”
Finally, the villagers went to look
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They could see the wolf running away and many
dead sheep lying on the grass
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THE FARMER AND THE STORK
Finding that cranes were destroying his newly sown corn, a farmer
one evening set a net in his field to catch the destructive birds
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“Release me, I beseech you,” cried the stork, “for I have eaten none of
your corn, nor have I done you any harm
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“All this may be true enough, I dare say,
but I have caught you with those were destroying my crops, and you
must suffer with the company in which you are found
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THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE
A tortoise one day met a hare who made fun of her
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The hare laughed and said, “You must be joking! But all right, we’ll
see who reaches the other side of the hill first
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After a while, the hare stopped to wait for the tortoise to come long
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“I might as well take a nap,”
he thought
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” So he lay down under a shady tree and closed his eyes
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By the time the hare woke up, the tortoise was near
the finishing line
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Slow and steady can win the race
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After walking around for some time, she came to a spring
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While making her way up, she slipped and fell into the water
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Seeing that the ant was in trouble, the dove quickly
plucked off a leaf and dropped it into the water near the
struggling ant
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Soon it carried her safely to dry ground
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Guessing what he was about to do, the ant quickly bit him on
the heel
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The
dove was quick to fly away to safety
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THE MONKEY AND THE DOLPHIN
One day long ago, some sailors set out to sea in their sailing ship
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When they were far out at sea, a terrible storm overturned their ship
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Suddenly a dolphin appeared and picked him up
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The dolphin asked the monkey, “Do you know this place?”
The monkey replied, “Yes, I do
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Do you know that I am actually a prince?”
Knowing that no one lived on the island, the dolphin said, “Well, well, so
you are a prince! Now you can be a king!”
The monkey asked, “How can I be a king?”
As the dolphin started swimming away, he answered, “That is easy
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THE FOX AND THE STORK
A selfish fox once invited a stork to dinner at his home in a hollow tree
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The fox opened the door and said,
“Please come in and share my food
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She was very hungry and the food smelled delicious!
The fox served soup in shallow bowls and he licked up all his soup very quickly
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The poor stork just smiled
politely and stayed hungry
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Tomorrow evening, please join me for dinner at my home
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This time
the soup was served in tall jugs
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This
time it was his turn to go hungry
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THE WOLF AND THE LAMB
A lamb was grazing with a flock of sheep one day
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Farther and farther she went,
away from the others
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However, when it pounced on her, she was quick
to start pleading, “Please, please don’t eat me yet
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If you wait a while, I will taste much better
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After a while, the lamb said, “If you allow me to dance, the grass in my
stomach will be digested faster
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While the lamb was dancing, she had a new idea
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If you ring it as hard as you
can, I will be able to dance even faster
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The shepherd heard the bell ringing and
quickly sent his dogs to find the missing lamb
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The gentle and weak can sometimes be cleverer than fierce and strong
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Soon he came to a vineyard
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The fox looked carefully around him
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He decided to steal some before anyone came along
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He jumped
again as high as he could
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The grapes
were just too high for him!
He was not ready to give up
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Again he failed to reach
them
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His legs hurt with all
that running and jumping
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As he walked away, he said to himself, “I don’t really want those
grapes
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Sometimes when we cannot get what we want,
we pretend that it is not worth having
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For a long time, she could not find any
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Suddenly, she saw a water jug below her
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Yes, she could see some water
inside the jug!
The crow tried to push her head into the jug
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Then she tried to push
the jug down for the water to flow out
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The crow thought hard for a while
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She suddenly had a good idea
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As more and more pebbles filled the jug, the water level kept
rising
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Her plan had
worked!
If you try hard enough, you may soon find an answer to your problem
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As she carried the large
jug of milk on top of her head, she began to dream of all the things she could do after selling the
milk
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When they are fully grown
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As she walked on, she continued dreaming, “Then I’ll buy
two young goats and rear them on the grass close by
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Then I shall
have even more money
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Suddenly she tripped and fell
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No more dreaming now, she sat down and cried
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PARABLE OF THE PENCIL
The Pencil Maker took the pencil aside, just before putting him into the box
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Always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best pencil you can be
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Two: “You will experience a painful
sharpening from time to time, but
you’ll need it to become a better
pencil
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Four: “The most important part of
you will always be what's inside
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No matter what the
condition, you must continue to write
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Now replacing the place of the pencil with you
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One: “You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in God’s
hand
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Two: “You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, by going through various
problems in life, but you’ll need it to become a stronger person
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Four: “The most important part of you will always be what’s on the inside
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No matter what the
situation, you must continue to do your duties
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Never allow yourself to get discouraged and think that
your life is insignificant and cannot make a change
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A little boy loved to come and play around it
everyday
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He loved the
tree and the tree loved to play with him
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One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad
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“I am no longer a kid, I do not play around trees any more”
the boy replied
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I need money to buy them
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So, you will have money
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He grabbed all the apples on the tree and
left happily
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The tree was sad
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“Come and play with me” the tree said
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I have to work for my family
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Can you help me?”
“Sorry, but I do not have any house
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” So the
man cut all the branches of the tree and left happily
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The tree was again lonely and sad
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“Come and play with me!” the tree said
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I want to go sailing to relax myself
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“Use my trunk to build your boat
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So the man cut the tree trunk to make a boat
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Finally, the man returned after many years
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But I do not have anything for you
anymore
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“No problem, I do not have any teeth to bite” the
man replied
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” “I am too old for that now” the man said
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“I do not need much now, just a place to rest
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“Good! Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest, come sit down with me and rest
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This is a story of everyone
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When we were young, we loved to play with
our Mum and Dad
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No matter what, parents will always be there and give everything they
could just to make you happy
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We take them
for granted; we don’t appreciate all they do for us, until it’s too late
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THE ANGEL
Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born
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She will be waiting for
you and will take care of you
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That’s what I
need to be happy!” God replied, “Your angel will sing for you every day
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And, said the child, “How am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me, if I don’t
know the language that men talk?” “That’s easy”, God said, “Your angel will tell you the most
beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will
teach you how to speak
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The child said, “I’ve heard on earth there are bad men
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” God replied, “Your angel will always talk to you about
me and will teach you the way to come back to
me, even though I will always be next to you
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The child in a hurry, asked softly, “Oh God, if
I am about to leave now please tell me my angel’s
name!” God replied, Your angel’s name is of no
importance… you will simply call her

MOTHER!
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THE DEVOTED MOTHER
A mother duck and her little ducklings were on their way
to the lake one day
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All of a sudden the mother duck saw a fox in the distance
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There’s a fox!”
The ducklings hurried towards the lake
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She began to walk back and forth dragging one wing on the ground
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He said to himself, “It seems that
she’s hurt and can’t fly! I can easily catch and eat her!” Then he ran
towards her
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The fox followed
her
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The mother duck
looked towards her ducklings and saw that they had reached the lake
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The fox thought she was tired and he came closer, but the mother duck quickly spread her wings
and rose up in the air
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The fox stared in disbelief at the mother duck and her ducklings
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Dear children, some birds drag one of their wings on the ground when an enemy is
going to attack
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When
the enemy follows them this gives their children time to escape
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At the gun, they all started out, not exactly in a dash, but with a relish to run the
race to the finish and win
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The other eight heard the boy cry
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Then they all turned around and went back
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One girl with Down’s syndrome bent down and kissed him and said, “This will make it better
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Everyone in the stadium stood,
and the cheering went on for several minutes
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Why? Because deep down we know this one thing: What matters in this life is more
than winning for ourselves
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PAID IN FULL
A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper, and he
handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on
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For cleaning up my room this week: $1
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Baby-sitting my kid brother while you went shopping: $
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For getting a good report card: $5
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Total owed: $14
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She picked up the pen, turned over the paper he had written on, and this is what
she wrote:
For the nine months I carried you while you were growing
inside me: No Charge
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For all the trying times, and all the tears that you’ve caused
through the years: No Charge
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For the toys, food, clothes, and even wiping your nose:
No Charge
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When the boy finished reading what his mother had
written, there were big tears in his eyes, and he looked
straight up at his mother and said, “Mom, I sure do love you
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BEAUTIFUL GIFT!
A young man was getting ready to graduate college
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As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had
purchased the car
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His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told
him how much he loved him
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Curious, but somewhat disappointed the young man opened
the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Holy Qur’an
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He never contacted his father again for long long time
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He had a
beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old, and thought perhaps he
should go to him
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Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away,
and willed all of his possessions to his son
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When he arrived at his father’s house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart
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With tears, he opened the Holy Qur’an and began to turn the pages
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It had a tag with the dealer’s
name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired
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How many times do we miss GOD blessings because
they are not packaged as we expected?

WHAT IS A FAMILY?
A man came home from work late, tired and irritated,
to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door
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SON: “Daddy, how much do you make an hour?”
DAD: “That’s none of your business
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SON: “I just want to know
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“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down
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Think about why you are being so selfish
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The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door
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How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?
After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think: Maybe there was
something he really needed to buy with that $10 and he really didn’t ask for money very often
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“Are you asleep, son?” He asked
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“I’ve been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier,” said the man
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Here’s the $10 you asked for
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“Oh, thank you daddy!” He yelled
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The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again
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“Why do you want more money if you already have some?” the father grumbled
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“Daddy, I have $20 now
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I would like to have dinner with you
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But even better, share $20 worth of time with someone
you love
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We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who
really matter to us, those close to our hearts
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But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives
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An unwise investment indeed!
So what is the moral of the story???
Don’t work too hard
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They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family
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“Did you see how poor people can be?” the father asked
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“So what did you
learn from the trip?” asked the father
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We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they
have a creek that has no end
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” “Our patio reaches to the
front yard and they have the whole horizon
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” “We have servants who serve us, but they serve others
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” “We have walls around
our property to protect us; they have friends to protect them
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Then his son added, “Thanks dad for showing me how
poor we are
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His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him
that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence
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Over the next few weeks, as he learned to
control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down
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Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all
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The day passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were
gone
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He said, “You have done well,
my son, but look at the holes in the fence
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When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one
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It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry,
the wound is still there
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Friends and loved ones are a very rare jewel, indeed
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They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they
always want to open their hearts to us
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So be
careful little lips what you say…! And you won't chase
friendships away
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The old
man’s hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered
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But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult
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When he grasped, the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth
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“We must do something about
Grandfather,” said the son
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” So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner
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Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was
served in a wooden bowl
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Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions
when he dropped a fork or spilled food
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One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor
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” The four-year-old
smiled and went back to work
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Then
tears started to stream down their cheeks
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That evening the husband took Grandfather’s hand and gently led him back to the family table
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And for some reason, neither husband nor wife seemed to care “Little Things Affect Little Minds”
any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the
tablecloth soiled
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Their eyes ever observe, their ears ever listen, and their minds
ever process the messages they absorb
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The wise parent
realizes that every day the building blocks are being laid for the child’s future
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“Life is about people connecting with people, and making a positive difference
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and those you love,
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and everyday!”

FATHERS EYES
A teenager lived alone with his father, and the two of them had a very special relationship
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Even though the son was always on the bench, his father was
always in the stands cheering
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This young man was the smallest of the class when he entered high school
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But the young man loved football and decided to hang in there
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All through high school he
never missed a practice or a game, but remained a bench warmer all four years
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When the young man went
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to college, he decided to try out for the football team as a “walk-on
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The coach admitted that he kept him
on the roster because he always puts his heart and soul to every practice, and at the same time,
provided the other members with the spirit and hustle they badly needed
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His father shared his excitement and was sent season tickets for all the college games
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It was the end of his senior football season, and as he trotted onto the practice field shortly before
the big play off game, the coach met him with a telegram
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Swallowing hard, he mumbled to the coach, “My father died this morning
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And don’t even plan to come back to the game on Saturday
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In the third quarter, when the team was ten points behind, a silent young man quietly slipped into
the empty locker room and put on his football gear
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“Coach, please let me play
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The coach pretended not to hear him
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But the young man persisted, and finally feeling sorry for the kid, the coach gave in
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“You can go in
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This little unknown, who had never played before, was doing
everything right
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He ran, he passed, blocked and tackled
like a star
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The score was soon tied
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The fans broke loose
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Such cheering you’ve never heard!
Finally, after the stands had emptied and the team had
showered and left the locker room, the coach noticed
that the young man was sitting quietly in the corner all
alone
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You were fantastic!”
Tell me what got into you? How did you do it? He
looked at the coach, with tears in his eyes, and said,
“Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know that my
dad was blind?” The young man swallowed hard and
forced a smile, “Dad came to all my games, but today
was the first time he could see me play, and I wanted to
show him I could do it!”
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BUTTERFLY AND COCOON
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly
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Then it seemed
to stop making any progress
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Then the man decided to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors
and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon
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But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings
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Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling
around with a swollen body and shriveled wings
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What this man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the
restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get
through the tiny opening were nature's way of forcing fluid from the body
of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it
achieved its freedom from the cocoon
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If nature allowed us to go
through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple us
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And we could never fly
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Then he hid himself and watched to
see if anyone would remove the huge rock
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Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting
the big stone out of the way
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On
approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side
of the road
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As the peasant picked up his
load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been
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The peasant
learned what many others never understand
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THE WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING
A Wolf found great difficulty in getting at the sheep owing to the vigilance of the
shepherd and his dogs
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The Lamb that belonged to the sheep, whose skin the Wolf
was wearing, began to follow the Wolf in the Sheep’s clothing; so, leading the
Lamb a little apart, he soon made a meal off her, and for some time he
succeeded in deceiving the sheep, and enjoying hearty meals
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DON’T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER!
A lady in a faded gingham dress and her husband, dressed in a homespun threadbare suit, stepped
off the train in Boston and walk timidly without an appointment into the Harvard University
President’s outer office
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“We want to see the president,” the man said softly
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“We’ll wait,” the lady replied
...
They didn’t and the secretary grew frustrated and finally decided to disturb the
president, even though it was a chore she always regretted
...

He sighed in exasperation and nodded
...

The president, stern faced and with dignity, strutted toward the couple
...
He loved Harvard
...
But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed
...
”
The president wasn’t touched
...

“Madam,” he said, gruffly, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who attended Harvard and
died
...
”
“Oh, no,” the lady explained quickly
...
We thought we would like to
give a building to Harvard
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He glanced at the gingham dress and homespun suit, and then
exclaimed, “A building! Do you have any earthly idea how much a building costs? We have over
seven and a half million dollars in the physical buildings here at Harvard
...

The president was pleased
...

The lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it
costs to start a university? Why don’t we just start our own?”
Her husband nodded
...
Mr
...
Leland Stanford got up and walked away, traveling to
Palo Alto, California where they established the University that
bears their name, Stanford University, a memorial to a son that
Harvard no longer cared about
...


MOUNTAIN STORY
A son and his father were walking on the mountains
...
”
Again the man screams: “You are a champion!”
The voice answers: “You are a champion!”
The boy is surprised, but does not understand
...
”
It gives you back everything you say or do
...

If you want more love in the world,
create more love in your heart
...

This relationship applies to everything, in all aspects of life;
Life will give you back everything you have given to it
...
It’s a reflection of you!”
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A LESSON FROM A FROG TALE
A group of frogs were hopping contentedly through the woods, going about their froggy business,
when two of them fell into a deep pit
...
When they saw how deep the pit was, the rest of the
dismayed group agreed that it was hopeless and told the two frogs in the pit that they should
prepare themselves for their fate, because they were as good as dead
...
Some of
the frogs shouted into the pit that it was hopeless, and that the two frogs wouldn’t be in that
situation if they had been more careful, more obedient to the froggy rules, and more responsible
...
The two frogs continued jumping as hard as they could,
and after several hours of desperate effort were quite weary
...
Spent and disheartened, he quietly
resolved himself to his fate, lay down at the bottom of the pit, and died as the others looked on in
helpless grief
...

His companions began a new, yelling for him to accept his fate, stop the pain and just die
...
Amazed, the other frogs celebrated his
miraculous freedom and then gathering around him asked,
“Why did you continue jumping when we told you it was
impossible?” Reading their lips, the astonished frog
explained to them that he was deaf, and that when he saw
their gestures and shouting, he thought they were cheering
him on
...

This simple story contains a powerful lesson
...
Your destructive words can cause deep wounds; they may be
the weapons that destroy someone’s desire to continue trying - or even their life
...


WEAKNESS OR STRENGTH?
Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength
...

The boy began lessons with an old Japanese Judo Master Sensei
...

“Sensei,” the boy finally said, “Shouldn’t I be learning more moves?”
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“This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you’ll ever need to know,”
the Sensei replied
...

Several months later, the Sensei took the boy to his first tournament
...
The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time,
his opponent became impatient and charged; the boy deftly used his one move to win the match
...

This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced
...
Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the referee called a time-out
...

“No,” the Sensei insisted, “Let him continue
...

Instantly, the boy used his move to pin him
...

He was the champion
...

Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really on his mind
...
“First, you’ve almost mastered one of the most
difficult throws in all of Judo
...
”
The boy’s biggest weakness had become his biggest strength
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A man was sleeping at night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light, and the Lord
told the man he had work for him to do, and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin
...
So, this the man
did, day after day
...
Each night the man returned to his cabin sore and
worn out, feeling that his whole day had been spent in vain
...
” Thus, giving the man the
impression that the task was impossible and that he was a
failure
...
Satan said, “Why kill yourself over this?”
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“Just put in your time, giving just the minimum effort; and that will be good enough
...
“Lord,” he said, “I have labored long and hard in your service, putting all my
strength to do that which you have asked
...
What is wrong? Why am I failing?”
The Lord responded compassionately, “My Servant, when I asked you to serve Me and you
accepted, I told you that your task was to push against the rock with all of your strength, which you
have done
...
Your task was to push
...
But, is that really
so? Look at yourself
...

Through opposition you have grown much, and your abilities now surpass that which you used to
have
...
But your calling was to be obedient and to push and to
exercise your faith and trust in My wisdom
...
Now I, my servant, will move the
rock
...
By all means,
exercise the faith that moves mountains, but know that it is still God who moves mountains
...
just P
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S
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just P
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S
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just P
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S
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just P
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S
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just P
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S
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However bridge building experts throughout the
world thought that this was an impossible feat and told Roebling to forget the idea
...
It was not practical
...

Roebling could not ignore the vision he had in his mind of this bridge
...
He just had to share the dream with
someone else
...

Working together for the first time, the father and son developed concepts of how it could be
accomplished and how the obstacles could be overcome
...

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The project started well, but when it was only a few months underway a tragic accident on the site
took the life of John Roebling
...

“We told them so
...
”
“It’s foolish to chase wild visions
...
In spite of his handicap
Washington was never discouraged and still had a burning desire to complete the bridge and his
mind was still as sharp as ever
...
As he lay on his bed in his hospital room, with the sunlight streaming through the
windows, a gentle breeze blew the flimsy white curtains apart and he was able to see the sky and
the tops of the trees outside for just a moment
...
Suddenly an idea hit him
...
By moving this, he slowly
developed a code of communication with his wife
...
Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do
...

For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife’s arm, until the
bridge was finally completed
...
It is also a tribute to the engineers and their team work, and to their faith in a man
who was considered mad by half the world
...

Perhaps this is one of the best examples of a never-say-die attitude that overcomes a terrible
physical handicap and achieves an impossible goal
...

The Brooklyn Bridge shows us that
dreams that seem impossible can be
realized with determination and
persistence, no matter what the
odds are
...


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THE CRACKED POT
Once upon a time there was a water-bearer in India
who had two large pots, each hung on each end of a
pole which he carried across his neck
...

For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer
delivering only one and a half pot full of water in his
master’s house
...
But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own
imperfection, and miserable that it was able to
accomplish only half of what it had been made to do
...
“I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you
...

“What are you ashamed of ?”
“I have been able, for these past two years, to deliver only half my load because this crack in my
side causes water to leak out all the way back to your master’s house
...
The water-bearer
felt sorry for the old cracked pot, and in his compassion he said, “As we return to the master’s
house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the path
...

But at the end of the trail, it still felt bad because it had leaked out half its load, and so again it
apologized to the bearer for its failure
...
I planted flower
seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back from the stream, you’ve watered
them
...

Without you being just the way you are, he would not have this beauty to grace his house
...
But it’s the cracks and flaws we each have that
make our lives together so very interesting and warding
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GOD EXISTS
A man went to a barbershop to have his hair and his beard cut
as always
...
They talked about so many things on
various subjects
...
The barber said:
“Look man, I don’t believe that God exists as you say so
...
Well, it’s so easy; you just have to go out in
the street to realize that God does not exist
...
“I can’t think of a God who permits all of
these things
...

The barber finished his job and the client went out of the shop
...
Then the client again
entered the barbershop and he said to the barber: “know what? Barbers do not exist
...
“Well I am here and I am a barber
...
“They don’t exist because if they did there would be no people with long hair and
beard like that man who walks in the street
...
” “Exactly!” - Affirmed the
client
...
God does exist, what happens is people don’t go to Him and do not look
for Him that’s why there’s so much pain and suffering in the world
...
It appeared as
if he was uttering some words
...
I inquired,
“Where are you going?” He retorted, “To the house of Allah
(Makkah)
...
I remarked, “You are at a tender
age, it is not an obligation that you are required to fulfill
...
” I astoundingly commented, “Your steps
are small and your destination far
...
” I continued to ask, “Where is
your provision and conveyance (means of transport)
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” I explained, “I am asking you regarding bread and water
...
Despite this, do you think Allah will
let me go to waste?” “Never” I replied
...
Sometime later I saw him in Makkah
...


A VERY POWERFUL STORY
He remembered his grandmother’s warning about praying on time: “My son, you shouldn’t leave
prayer to this late time
...
He, however could never win over his ego to
get up and pray
...
Thinking of this, he got up and realized that there were only 15 minutes
left before Salat-ul Isha
...
While making
Tasbih, he again remembered his grandmother and was embarrassed by how he had prayed
...
He began making Dua and went down to
make Sajdah and stayed like that for a while
...
He awoke abruptly to the sound of noise and
shouting
...
He looked around
...
Every direction he
looked in was filled with people
...
Pure fear and
apprehension filled him as he realized where he was
...
It was the Day of Judgment
...
Could this be
something his mind made up? No, the wait and the fear were so great that he could not have imagined this
...
He began moving frantically from people to people
to ask if his name had been called
...
All of a sudden his name was called
and the crowd split into two and made a passageway for him
...
He walked with unknowing eyes through the crowd
...
His head was bent down and his whole life was passing in front of his
eyes like a movie
...
The people were all helping others
...
His mother invited guests to their house and one table was being set while the other was
being cleared
...
I helped others
...

I performed my Salah
...
Whatever Allah ordered us to do, I did
...
” He began to cry and think about how much he loved
Allah
...
He was sweating like never before and was shaking all over
...
At last, the decision was made
...
His legs felt like they were going to collapse
...

His name was read first
...
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” His eyes had become
blurry and he was shaking with sweat
...
As his feet dragged,
they went through the crowd and advanced toward the blazing flames of Jahannam
...
He was yelling of all the good
deeds he had done, how he had helped his father, his fasts, prayers, the Qur’an that he read, he was
asking if none of them would help him
...
They had gotten closer to the Hellfire
...
Had not Rasulullah [saw]
said, “How clean would a person be who bathes in a river five times a day, so too does the Salah
performed five times cleanse someone of their sins?” He began yelling, “My prayers? My prayers?
My prayers?”
The two angels did not stop, and they came to the edge of the abyss of Jahannam
...
He looked back one last time, but his eyes were dry of hope and he had
nothing left in him
...

He found himself in the air and falling towards the
flames
...
He lifted
his head and saw an old man with a long white beard
...
”
“Why are you so late! I was almost in the Fire! You
rescued me at the last minute before I fell in
...
“You always
performed me at the last minute, and did you forget?”
At that instant, he blinked and lifted his head from
Sajdah
...
He listened to the voices
coming from outside
...
He got up quickly and went to perform Wudhu
...
”
“Namaz Parh Is Se Pehle Ke Teri Namaz Parhi Jaye
...
He always asked for sweets from his father
...
He could not always afford sweets for his son
...

The boy’s father thought hard about how to stop the child asking for so many sweets
...
The boy’s father had an idea
...

The boy and his father went along to the great man
...
How could he ask the boy to give up asking for sweets? The holy
man told the father to bring his son back after one month
...
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The boy’s father asked the saint, “Why did you not ask
my son to give up asking for sweets when we came to
you a month ago?” The saint replied, “How could I ask a
boy to give up sweets when I loved sweets myself
...
” A person’s example
is much more powerful than just his words
...
We should not ask others to do what we do
not do ourselves
...


YOU'RE FAR MORE PRECIOUS THAN DIAMONDS AND PEARLS
“If memory serves me correctly, I was wearing a little white tank top and a
short black skirt
...
When we finally
arrived, the chauffer escorted my younger sister, Laila, and me up to my
father's suite
...
We exchanged
many hugs and kisses as we could possibly give in one day
...
Then he sat me down on his lap and said something that I
will never forget
...
Where do you find
diamonds? Deep down in the ground covered and protected
...

Where do you find gold? Way down in the mine, covered over with layers and layers of rock
...
”
He looked at me with serious eyes
...
You’re far more precious than diamonds
and pearls, and you should be covered too
...


THE ONE-EYED DOE
A Doe had the misfortune to lose one of her eyes, and could not see any one
approaching her on that side
...
By this
means she could see whenever the hunters approached her on land, and often
escaped by this means
...
“Ah,” cried she with her dying voice
...
”
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THE CAGE BIRD'S ESCAPE
Once upon a time, there was a bird in a cage who sang for her merchant owner
...
Before he left for a business trip, he asked the bird if she had
a wish: “I will go through the forest where you were born, past the birds of your old
neighborhood
...
Day
and night, my heart is full of grief
...
Bring me a message from the lovely forest,
which will set my heart at ease
...
Until then there is no joy for me, and I am cut off from all of life’s
sweet things
...
He listened to the melodies of
many birds
...

She sends tidings of her love to you and wants to tell of her plight
...
My love for her keeps her captive with bars all around her
...
”
All the birds listened to the merchant’s words
...
The merchant froze to the spot where he stood
...
One bird had fallen down dead!
The merchant continued on to the city and traded his goods
...

He did not know what to tell his bird when she asked what message he had brought
...
” The bird cried, “I must know at once
...
“I told them your message
...
” Suddenly the merchant’s bird let out a terrible shriek and fell on her head to the
bottom of the cage
...
He wept in despair, “Oh, what have I done?”
He cried, “What Have I done? Now my life means nothing
...

Now my own bird is dead
...
“I will have
to bury her now,” he said; “poor thing is dead
...
She turned to him and said, gratefully, “Thank you,
merchant master, for delivering my message
...
All I had to do was to be dead
...
”
“So now I fly to my Beloved who waits for me
...
” “My bird
was wise; she taught me secret,” the merchant reflected
...
And then, by Allah, you will win your heart’s desire
...
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Nasreddin was brought forward, and a big crowd gathered to listen
...

“How can you prove that?” asked the first wise man
...
”
The first wise man had nothing to answer to that,
so the second wise man asked his question
...

“As many as there are hairs on my donkey,”
answered Nasreddin
...

“If you don’t believe me,” answered Nasreddin, “count the hairs on my donkey and you will see
...
“How can one count the hairs on a donkey?”
“Well,” answered Nasreddin, “How can one count the stars in the sky? If one is foolish talk,
so is the other
...

The third wise man was becoming annoyed with Nasreddin and his answers, so he said, “You seem
to know a lot about your donkey, so can you tell me how many hairs there are in its tail?”
“Yes,” answered Nasreddin
...
”
“How can you prove that?” said the other
...
“You can pull one hair out of my donkey’s tail for
every one I pull out of your beard
...
”
Of course, the third wise man was not willing to do this, so the crowd declared Nasreddin
the winner of the day’s arguments
...
” “Why”, asked his
friends
...
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THE CLEVER BOY
A man with his donkey carrying two sacks of wheat was on his way to
the market
...

When he woke up from his nap he could not see the donkey and started
searching for the donkey everywhere
...
” This made the man very
angry and he took the boy to the village chief for punishment
...
And the grass on the right
side of the road was eaten but the grass on the left was not
...
There were wheat seeds scattered
on the ground and I understood that he must have been carrying a load of wheat
...

This story teaches us that we should not be quick to judge the people
...
The merchant
and his donkey were walking along together
...

Unfortunately, the donkey slipped and fell into the river and noticed
that the bags of salt loaded on his back became lighter
...
As they reached
the slippery riverbank, now deliberately, the donkey fell into the
river and wasted all the bags of salt on its back again
...
He then
returned home again but re-loaded his donkey with bags of sponges
...
On reaching the river he again fell into the water
...

The merchant laughed at him and said: “You foolish donkey,
your trick had been discovered, you should know that,
those who are too clever sometimes over reach themselves
...
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A grasshopper half dead with cold and hunger, came
up to one of the ants
...

“We worked day and night to get this corn in
...

“Whatever were you doing all last summer when you
should have been gathering your food?”
Oh I didn’t have time for things like that, said the
grasshopper
...
”
The ant laughed I unkindly
...

And without another word he turned back to his work
...
But it also teaches us that we
must work hard and not rely on the kindness of others for our daily needs
...
He was very
hungry
...
Finally he went to the edge of the
forest and searched there for food
...

Inside the hole was a package
...
He jumped into the hole and when he
opened the package, he saw there were a lot of food, bread, meat
and fruit in it!
An old woodcutter had placed the food in the tree trunk while he
cut down trees in the forest
...

The fox happily began to eat
...
However, no matter how hard he tried, he
could not get out of the hole
...

The fox was very sad and upset
...
”
Yes children, this is the result of doing something
without thinking about it first
...
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The cats worked
hard all day and at night they had to bring all they had gathered for
the roosters
...

The roosters loved to eat ants
...

The cats did not like the situation
...
But they were afraid of the roosters
...

One night, the fire on the house of Mrs
...
She told her kitten, Fluffy, to bring some fire
from Mr
...
When Fluffy went into the house of the rooster, she saw that Mr
...
The kitten was afraid to wake the
rooster, so she returned home empty handed and told her mother what had happened
...
Cat said, “Now that the rooster is asleep, gather some dry twigs and place them near his comb
...
”
Fluffy gathered some dry twigs and took them to the rooster’s house
...
Fluffy
fearfully put the dry twigs near the rooster’s comb but it was no use, the twigs did not catch fire
...

Fluffy returned home without any fire and told her mother, “The roost’s comb does not set twigs on
fire
...
Cat answered “Why can’t you do anything right! Come with me I’ll show you how to
make fire with the rooster’s comb
...
Rooster
...
Mrs
...
But the twigs
did not catch fire
...
To her surprise, the comb was not hot, it was very cold, and it was just red colored
...
Cat realized that the roosters had lied to the cats about their combs, she joyfully
went out and told the other cats about the rooster’s tricks
...

At first, the king of the roosters became very angry and said to the cats; “I will burn all of your
houses if you do not work for me!”
But the cats said, “Your comb is not made of fire
...

We touched it when you were sleep
...
”
When the king of the roosters found out that the cats knew that he had
lied to them, he ran away
...

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THE PROUD RED ROSE
One beautiful spring day a red rose blossomed in a forest
...
As the rose looked around,
a pine tree nearby said, “What a beautiful flower
...
” Another tree said, “Dear pine, do not be sad, we can not
have everything
...
” A sunflower raised its yellow
head and asked, “Why do you say that? In this forest there are
many beautiful plants
...
” The red rose
replied, “I see everyone looking at me and admiring me
...
”
The proud red rose looked angrily at the pine and said, “I thought
you had good taste! You do not know what beauty is at all
...
”
“What a proud flower”, thought the trees
...
As the days passed,
the red rose would look at the cactus and say insulting things, like: This plant is useless?
How sorry I am to be his neighbor
...
”
Spring passed, and the weather became very warm
...
The red rose began to wilt
...
This was puzzling, and the
red rose asked the pine tree what the birds were doing
...
“Does it not hurt when they make holes?” asked the rose
...

The rose opened its eyes in wonder and said, “The cactus has water?”
“Yes you can also drink from it
...
”
The red rose felt too ashamed of its past words and
behavior to ask for water from the cactus, but then it
finally did ask the cactus for help
...
Thus the rose learned a lesson
and never judged anyone by their appearance again
...
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He liked everything to be
his own
...

One day, the man lost thirty gold coins
...
His friend was a kind man
...
The girl’s father told her that the gold coins belong
to his friend and he sent for him
...
After counting the gold coins the man said that
ten of them was missing and had been taken by the girl as he had forty gold coins
...
But the girl’s father refused
...

The judge sent for the girl and her father, and when they arrived asked the girl how many gold
coins did she find
...
The Judge that asked the selfish man how many
gold coins did he lose and he answered forty gold coins
...

The judge told the man that if anybody reports that they have found forty gold coins he will send
for him
...

This story teaches us to be always honest as dishonest never pays
...
In the room of
200, he asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?” Hands started going up
...
” He proceeded to
crumple up the $20 bill
...

“Well, what if I do this?” He dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the
floor with his shoe
...

My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson
...
It was still worth
$20
...
We may feel as though we are worthless
...

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BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU PLANT
An emperor in the Far East was growing old and knew it was time to choose his successor
...

He called young people in the kingdom together one day
...
I have decided to choose one of you
...
“I am going to
give each one of you a seed today
...
I want you
to plant the seed, water it and come back here after one year from
today with what you have grown from this one seed
...
He went home and
excitedly told his mother the story
...
Every day he would water it and watch to see if it had grown
...

Ling kept checking his seed, but nothing ever grew
...
Still
nothing
...
Six months went by, still nothing in Ling’s pot
...

Everyone else had trees and tall plants, but he had nothing
...
He just kept waiting for his seed to grow
...
Ling told his mother that he wasn’t going to take an empty pot
...
He took his empty pot
to the palace
...

They were beautiful in all shapes and sizes
...
A few felt sorry for him and just said, “Hey nice try
...
Ling just tried to
hide in the back
...
“Today,
one of you will be appointed the next emperor!” All of a sudden, the emperor spotted Ling at the
back of the room with his empty pot
...
Ling was
terrified
...
“My name is Ling,” he replied
...
The emperor asked everyone to quiet down
...
Ling couldn’t even grow his seed
...
I told you to take the seed, plant it,
water it, and bring it back to me today
...

All of you, except Ling, have brought me trees and plants and flowers
...
Ling was the only one
with the courage and honesty to bring me a pot with my seed in it
...
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“Remember your graves because your
If you plant goodness, you will reap friends
...
You will be dealt with
If you plant humility, you will reap greatness
...

you sow, and what you send today will
If you plant consideration, you will reap harmony
...
” Imam Ali (AS)
If you plant hard work, you will reap success
...

If you plant openness, you will reap intimacy
...

If you plant faith, you will reap miracles
...

If you plant selfishness, you will reap loneliness
...

If you plant envy, you will reap trouble
...

If you plant bitterness, you will reap isolation
...

If you plant gossip, you will reap enemies
...

If you plant sin, you will reap guilt
...
Yes, someday,
you will enjoy the fruits, or you will pay for the choices you plant today
...
During one of his tours he addressed a meeting in Orissa
...
She was bent with age, her hair
was grey and her clothes were in tatters
...

“I must see him,” she insisted and going up to Gandhi Ji touched his feet
...
Gandhi Ji
picked up the copper coin and put it away carefully
...
He asked Gandhi Ji for the coin but Gandhi Ji refused
...
” “This copper coin is worth much more than those
thousands” Gandhi Ji said
...
”
"Overlook and forgive the weakness of
But this coin was perhaps all that the poor woman
generous people, because if they fall
possessed
...
That was very
down, Allah gives his hand in their hands
generous of her
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That is
and helps them…
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THE CRYSTAL BALL
In the south of Spain, there was a small village whose people were very joyful and lucky
...
A shepherd boy whose name
was Nasir, stayed near the village with his father, mother and grandmother
...
In the
afternoon he would return with them to the village
...
The story of stars
...
As usual, on one of these days, as Nasir
was watching his herd and playing his flute he suddenly saw a wonderful light behind the flower
bush
...

The crystal ball was glittering like a colorful rainbow
...
With surprise suddenly he heard a weak voice
coming from the crystal ball
...
” Nasir could not believe that he had actually heard
a voice
...
He said to himself, if I wait till tomorrow I will remember many
things
...
He decided that he would not tell anyone about the crystal ball
...

The days passed as usual, and Nasir appeared to be very cheerful that the people around him were
amazed to see his cheerful disposition
...
Nasir as usual sat in one corner, took out the crystal ball and for a few moments looked at it
...
Then he took the crystal ball and ran
away
...

The citizens of that village took the crystal ball in their hand and turned it around with surprise
...
”
One person took the ball and screamed, “I want one bag full of gold
...
”
Some of them wished that they would have their own palace with grand door made from pure gold
instead of their old houses
...
All their wishes were fulfilled but still the citizens of the village were not happy
...
For this reason, the citizens of the village were angry and were not speaking to
each other
...
The patience of the children was running out and they were uncomfortable
...
Every morning and afternoon he would play the flute
...
The parents
and neighbors went to him
...
” The parent also spoke
...
The expensive
palaces and jewelry only bring us pain
...
Everyone happily agreed
...
Everyone quickly turned towards the
village and saw it became the same old village with gardens full of trees and fruits
...
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From the next day and everyday at sunset the sound of Nasir’s flute could be heard in the village
...


THE SIGNS OF HAPPINESS
There was a young couple who led a very happy life together
...
One day, they heard that a wise old man had come to town; he could solve all kinds of
problems and guide people
...

The wise old man told them; “Travel around the world and seek a man and a woman who are
perfectly happy as a couple
...
”
The young couple began their journey, to find the happiest couple in their world
...
”
Well that didn’t make the governor and his wife the happiest couple
...
They arrived in one city where they had heard that the happiest couple lived
...
”
No, this couple did not sound to be the happiest
...
They visited
many countries, cities, towns and villages asking the same
question but they did not find what they were looking for
...

The shepherd was grazing his sheep when his wife and child
came along
...
She laid the mat and started to eat
contentedly
...
” The young couple immediately realized that they were
the happiest couple and asked them for a piece of the shepherd’s
shirt, so that their happiness too would last throughout
...
”
The young couple at once understood that it is very difficult to
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find perfect happiness anywhere in the world
...

They went to the wise old man and related all that had taken place
...

The wise old man laughed and said, “Was your journey useless or did you learn something from it?”
The young man replied, “Yes, after this trip I have learnt that in this world, nobody is perfectly
happy, only that person is happy who does everything to please God
...
”
The wife said, “I have learnt that in order to be happy it is important to remember two things;
first, all human beings should be thankful and contented with whatever they have
...
”
And secondly, for ultimate happiness one must always practice patience
...
”
After that, young couple thanked the wise old man for his guidance and returned home
...
”
Holy Quran (20:123-124) says: “Whosoever follows My (Allah’s) guidance, will not loose his way or fall
into misery But whosoever turns away from My message, verily for him is a miserable life
...
After some time
a very old woman was brought before the Caliph
...
”
The Caliph then asked her if she remembered any narration from him
...
” The Caliph thanked her and gave her
one hundred dinars
...

Half the way some thought passed through her mind and she desired
to be brought before the Caliph once more
...
“I just came to
inquire whether the monies you gave me were once for all or is it to continue every year?”
The Caliph thought
...
The Caliph said, “Don’t worry; you will be paid every year
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FOUR WIVES
Once upon a time
...
He loved the 4th wife the most and
adorned her with rich robes and treated her to delicacies
...

He also loved the 3rd wife very much
...
However, the merchant is always in fear that she might run away with some other men
...
She is a very considerate person, always patient & in fact is the
merchant’s confidante
...

Now, the merchant’s 1st wife is a very loyal partner and has made great contributions in
maintaining his wealth and business as well as taking care of the household
...

One day, the merchant fell ill
...
He thought of
his luxurious life and told himself, “Now I have 4 wives with me
...
How
lonely I’ll be!” Thus, he asked the 4th wife, “I loved you most, endowed you with the finest clothing
and showered great care over you
...
Answer cut like a sharp knife right into the merchant’s heart
...
Now that I’m dying, will you follow me and keep me
company?”
“No!” replied the 3rd wife
...

He then asked the 2nd wife, “I always turned to you for help and
you’ve always helped me out
...
When I die, will you follow me and keep
me company?” “I’m sorry, I can’t help you out this time!” replied the 2nd wife
...
” Answer came like a bolt of thunder & merchant was devastated
...
I’ll follow you no matter where you go
...
She was so skinny, almost like she suffered from malnutrition
...
The 4th wife is our body
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Our 3rd wife is our possessions, status and wealth
...

The 2nd wife is our family and friends
...

The 1st wife is in fact our soul, often neglected in our pursuit of material wealth & sensual pleasure
...
Perhaps it’s a good idea to cultivate and strengthen it now rather than to wait until we’re on our deathbed to lament
...
The man ran to a tree, climbed on to it
and sat on a branch
...

The man then looked to his side where the branch he was sitting on was
attached to the tree and saw that two rats were circling around and eating the
branch
...
The branch would fall
on the ground very soon
...
Snake opened its mouth right
under the man so that he will fall into it
...

He saw another branch with a honeycomb
...

The man wanted to taste one of the drops
...
The honey was amazing in taste
...
As he did, he got lost into the honey sweetness
...
After a while, he
woke up from his sleep
...
The scholar said, the lion you saw is your death
...

The two rats, one black and one white, are the night and the day
...
They circle around, coming one after another, to eat your time as they take
you closer to death
...
It’s there, just waiting for
you to fall into it
...

We like to taste a drop of the luxuries of this world but it’s very sweet
...

Meanwhile, we get lost into it and we forget about our time,
we forget about our death and we forget about our graves
...
Unwise people are allured
by it and drawn towards it, and wise men avoid it and keep away from its poisonous effects
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A large crowd gathered and they all admired his heart for it was perfect
...
Yes, they all agreed it truly was the most beautiful heart they had ever seen
...

Suddenly, an old man appeared at the front of the crowd and said, “Why your heart is not nearly as
beautiful as mine
...
It was beating strongly
...
It had places where pieces had been removed and other pieces put in
...

In fact, in some places there were deep gouges where whole pieces were
missing
...
how could he say his heart is more beautiful,
they thought?
The young man looked at the old man’s heart and saw its state and laughed
...
“Compare your heart with mine
...
”
“Yes,” said the old man, “Yours is perfect looking
...
You see,
every scar represents a person to whom I have given my love
...
and often they give me a piece of their heart which fits into the empty place in my
heart
...

Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away
...
These are the empty gouges
...
Although these
gouges are painful, they stay open, reminding me of the love I have for these people too
...
So now do you see what true
beauty is?”
The young man stood silently with tears running down his cheeks
...
He offered it to the old
man with trembling hands
...
It fit
...

The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love
from the old man’s heart flowed into his
...

Physical perfection is not always beautiful
...
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...
This King should have been contented with his life, given all
the riches and luxuries he had
...

Sure, he had the attention of everyone wherever he went, attended fancy dinners and parties,
but somehow, he still felt something was lacking and he couldn’t put his finger on it
...
He entered his huge
living room and came to a stop when he heard someone happily singing away
...
he saw that one of the servants was singing and had a very contented look on his face
...
The man
entered the King’s chambers as ordered
...
We don’t need too
much, a roof over our heads and warm food to fill our tummy
...

I am happy because my family is happy
...

The King related his personal anguish about his feelings and then related the story of the servant to
his Personal Assistant, hoping that somehow, he will be able to come up with some reasoning that
here was a King who could have anything he wished for at a snap of his fingers and yet was not
contented, whereas, his servant, having so little was extremely contented
...
He said, “Your Majesty,
I believe that the servant has not been made part of The 99 Club
...

To which the Assistant replied, “Your Majesty, to truly know what The 99 Club is, you will have to
do the following
...
”
That very same evening, the King arranged for 99 Gold coins to be placed in a bag at the servant’s
doorstep
...

The servant was just stepping out of his house when he saw a bag at his doorstep
...
When he opened the bag, he let out a
great big shout of joy
...
so many of them
...
He called his wife
to show her the coins
...
Doing so,
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he realized that there were 99 coins and he thought it was an odd number so he counted again, and
again and again only to come to the same conclusion
...

He began to wonder, what could have happened to that last one coin? For no one would leave 99
coins
...
Finally, exhausted, he decided that he was going to have to work harder
than ever to make up for that one Gold coin to make his entire collection an even 100 Gold Coins
...
He went to work as usual - but not in his
usual best mood, singing happily - as he grumpily did his daily errands
...
He promptly summoned his
assistant to his chambers
...
The King could not believe that the servant who until yesterday had been singing
away and was happy and content with his life had taken a sudden change of attitude, even though
he should have been happier after receiving the gold coins
...
” He explained: “The 99 Club is just a name given to those people who have everything but
yet are never contented, therefore they are always working hard and striving for that extra one to
round it out to 100!
We have so much to be thankful for and we can live with very little in our lives, but the minute we
are given something bigger and better, we want even more!
We are not the same happy contented person we used to be, we want more and more and by
wanting more and more we don’t realize the price we pay for it
...
That is what
joining The 99 Club is all about
...

Striving for more is always good, but let’s not strive so hard and for so much that we loses all those
near and dear to our hearts, we shouldn’t compromise our happiness for moments of luxuries!

REPENTANCE
A person once heard a pious Muslim say that “For the last thirty years
I am repenting for a sin and I don’t know how Allah will deal with me regarding it?”
The listener asked: “What was your sin?”
The pious Muslim said: “I used to have a shop in the Bazaar
...
When I reached there I saw that
except my shop all the shops were razed to the ground
...
How can I call myself a Muslim when I couldn’t feel the loss
of my neighbors? That is why I am repenting for that lapse on my part for the last thirty years
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A servant from his master, Ayatullah Sayyed Mehdi Bahrul Uloom, appeared and said: “Your
master has sent for you to come immediately
...
”
There was no time to lose
...
Just as he entered, the master looked
disapprovingly at him and said: “Sayyed Jawad! You have no fear of Allah!
Don’t you feel ashamed in front of Allah?” This came as a shock to him, as he
could not remember doing anything to incur the wrath of his master
...
”
Ayatullah Bahrul Uloom replied: “It is now a week that your neighbor and his family are without
wheat and rice
...
He returned home empty-handed and the family is without a morsel
of food
...
“By Allah,” he said, “I have no knowledge about this
...
How can you be unaware of your own neighbor? Seven
days of difficulties have passed and you tell me you do not know about it
...
Then he instructed him to take all the dishes of food before him to his neighbor
...
And take this sum for his future ration
...
” “That man is not from me who sleeps contentedly while his
neighbor sleeps hungry
...
Money was tight and he became infuriated
when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree
...
”
The man was embarrassed by his earlier over reaction, but his anger flared again when he found
out the box was empty
...
I blew kisses into the box
...
” The father was crushed
...

Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the child
...

In a very real sense, each one of us, as humans beings, have been given a gold container filled with
unconditional love and kisses
...
There is
simply no other possession, anyone could hold, more precious than this
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The cows were kind to each other
...
They used to
graze in the meadow together
...

Till it happened one day, the reddish-brown colored lion of the forest happened to pass that way
...
It was hungry, and was looking for a prey
...
So, the lion sat in a corner and
waited till the cows would separate from each other
...
The lion lay in ambush nearby for two or three days
...
The lion
became unhappy
...
It went towards the cows, greeted them
and said: “How are you my friends?” Are you fine? I have
been remembering you for a long time, but because I am too
busy, I can’t come to you and ask about your health
...
” The reddish-brown cow said: “Sir,
your coming has really pleased us and brightened our pasture
...
” Reddish-brown cow said: “Sir, you have really obliged us and we are very thankful to you
...
They feared lest it should be deceived
...

The black cow and the white cow advised it as much as they could, but with no avail
...
It would be very good if I eat the white cow, so that there will be no
difference among us any longer and that we will be able to live together well
...
The white cow was left
alone and was killed, while the black and the reddish-brown cows were busy with idle talks
...
The lion, angry and uneasy,
was lying in a corner, and the reddish-brown cow was moving around the lion and grazing
...
The cow answered: “Yes sir!”
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The lion said: “The color of my body and the color of your body are reddish-brown, and black does
not go with our color
...
” The reddish-brown cow accepted and moved away from the black cow
...
And as for the reddish-brown cow, it was so
filled with joy that it didn’t know what to do
...
” A few days passed since the black cow had been devoured by
the lion
...
“O the reddish-brown cow! Where are you?”
The reddish-brown cow, shaking with fear, went forward and said: “Yes sir!” The lion said: “Today
it is your turn, get yourself ready, I am going to eat you
...
I did whatever you said
...
The lion attacked the cow
...
Lion, please allow me to cry out three times before you eat me
...
I was eaten the very day the black cow was eaten
...
with
you
...
Then it said to itself: “I have finished
my job in this forest
...
” Divide and rule policy
...
A white woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black
man
...
Madam,
what is the matter, the hostess asked you obviously do not see it then?
She responded
...
I do not agree to sit next to someone from such
a repugnant group
...
Be calm please, the hostess replied
...
I will go to see if another place is available
...
Madam, just as I thought, there are no
other available seats in the economy class
...
All the same, we still have one place in the first class
...
It is not usual for our company to
permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first class However, given the circumstances;
the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting
...
Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, please take your hand
luggage because a seat awaits you in the first class
...

This is a true story against racism, which is not usually told
...
Learn that every Muslim is the brother of another Muslim, and that Muslims
constitute one brotherhood
...
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He lived in Moshi, a beautiful small town at the foot of Mt
...
He was
generous and hospitable to one and all
...
For hours they used to get
together where they enjoyed the game
...

Once in the midst of a lively game of cards, his servant came to inform him that a guest of his was
seriously ill at the guest house and needed his immediate attention
...
But he was so much engrossed to withdraw from it
...

After a while, his servant came again to report that the condition of the guest was
deteriorating and needed his urgent attention as there was no one else to attend
...
As such, again he sent the servant back promising to come soon
...
But this time he reported that the guest of his a
poor traveler from distant lands had already died
...
It convinced him of the evil and harmful effect of such an indoor game
...

Is this not an eye-opening example of an intoxicating and mentally distracting game of cards,
commonly played today either as a pass-time or for gambling purposes? Perhaps it also explains
the philosophy behind absolute Islamic forbiddance to play or watch such a game, even without
the chance of gaining or losing money
...

"Abstention from sins is better than
seeking help afterward
...
The next day she met another traveler
who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food
...
She did so without hesitation
...
He knew the stone was worth enough to give him
security for a lifetime
...

“I’ve been thinking,” He said, “I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back in the hope that
you can give me something even more precious: Give me what you have within you that enabled
you to give me the stone
...
“Why have you tied the bandage?” he
asked
...
“How old are you?” he demanded
...
“Have you been in pain and anguish the greater part of your life?” he enquired
...
“For thirty years you have enjoyed good health,” he remarked, “and you never tied
the bandage of thankfulness
...
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With great expertise and interest, he made such a nice and
beautiful inkpot that it could be presented to the king
...
So, with countless hopes and thousand of
desires, he presented that inkpot to the king
...

When the king was observing the skilled artistry of the beautiful inkpot and Sikaki was lost in the
world of thoughts, the people informed that a scholar-literary person or jury is about to enter the
court
...
This incident caused an adverse and deep effect
on the heart of Sikaki
...
But Sikaki’s high spirited mind did not allow him to be in peace, so he
started thinking as to what should he do
...
Therefore, he decided to search for his lost hopes
in the world of knowledge, literature and books
...
But he did not have a choice
...

Worse than that, in the beginning he did not find any sort of interest in himself regarding reading
and writing
...
But neither his advanced age nor lack of capability,
none of these could change his decision
...
” Sikaki repeated
this sentence a lot of times so that at the time of examination he should be able to succeed
...
”
The audience upon hearing this answer started laughing
...
After this incident Sikaki not only left the
school , but he left the town and went towards the Jungle
...

He reflected for sometime, a good idea crossed his mind like lightning
...
It is impossible that continuous studying and hard work would be ineffective
...
As a result he was reckoned as one of the popular scholars of his time
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WEALTH - LOVE - SUCCESS
A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard
...
She said “I don’t think I know you, but you must be hungry
...
”
“Is the man of the house home?”, they asked
...
“He’s out
...

In the evening when her husband came home,
she told him what had happened
...

“We do not go into a House together,” they replied
...

One of the old men explained: “His name is Wealth,” he said pointing to one of his friends, and said
pointing to another one, “He is Success, and I am Love
...
”
The woman went in and told her husband what was said
...
“How nice!,”
he said
...
Let him come and fill our home with wealth!”
His wife disagreed
...
She jumped in with her
own suggestion: “Would it not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!”
“Let us heed our daughter-in-law’s advice,” said the husband to his wife
...
”
The woman went out and asked the 3 old men,
“Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest
...
The other 2 also got up and followed him
...
Wherever there is Love,
there is also Wealth and Success!!!”
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LOVE AND TIME
Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge,
and all of the others, including Love
...
Except for Love
...
Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment
...

Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat
...
There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat
...
”
Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel
...
You are all wet and might damage my boat,” Vanity answered
...
” “Oh
...

Suddenly, there was a voice, “Come, Love, I will take you
...

So blessed and overjoyed, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were
going
...
Realizing
how much was owed the elder, Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who
Helped me?”
“It was Time,” Knowledge answered
...
“But why did Time help me?” Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and
answered, “Because only Time is capable of understanding how valuable Love is
...
From world over, he received
letters from his fans, one of which conveyed: “Why does GOD have to select you for such a bad
disease?”
To this Arthur Ashe replied: The world over
5 Crore children start playing tennis,
50 Lakh learn to play tennis,
5 Lakh learn professional tennis,
50,000 come to the circuit,
5000 reach the grand slam,
50 reach Wimbledon,
4 to semi final,
2 to the finals,
When I was holding a cup I never asked GOD “Why me?”
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THE MAYONNAISE AND THE COFFEE
When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are
not enough, remember the mayonnaise Jar
...

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items
in front of him
...

He then asked the students if the Jar was full
...
So the professor then picked
up a box of pebbles and poured them into the Jar
...
The pebbles rolled into
the open areas between the golf balls
...
They
agreed it was
...
Of course, the sand filled up
everything else
...
The students responded unanimous “yes
...
The students laughed
...
The golf balls are the important things, your God, family, your children, your
health, your friends, and your favorite passions things that if everything else was lost and only they
remained, your life would still be full
...
The sand is everything else the small stuff
...
” The same goes for life
...
Pay attention to the things that are critical to
your happiness
...
Take care of the golf balls first, the things that really
matter
...
The rest is just sand
...
The professor
smiled
...
It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem,
there’s always room for a couple of cups of Coffee with a friends
...
A group of Christians from a local church were concerned
and planned an all-night prayer meeting to ask God to intervene
...

The owner of the bar sued the church, claiming that the prayers of the congregation were
responsible, but the church hired a lawyer to argue in court that they were not responsible
...
The tavern owner believes in prayer and the Christians do not
...
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He wanted his sons to learn not to
judge things too quickly
...
The first son
went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and
the youngest son in the fall
...
The first son said that the tree was ugly,
bent, and twisted
...
The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled
so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen
...

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only
one season in the tree’s life
...

If you give up when it’s winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your
summer, fulfillment of your fall
...

Don’t judge life by one difficult season
...


THE ROSE WITHIN

A certain man planted a rose and watered it faithfully and before it blossomed,
he examined it
...
it died
...
Within every soul there is a rose
...
Many of us look at ourselves and see only the thorns,
the defects
...
We neglect to water the good
within us, and eventually it dies
...

Some people do not see the rose within themselves; someone else must show it to them
...

This is one of the characteristic of love
...
all the while recognizing the nobility in their soul
...
If we show them the “rose” within themselves, they will conquer
their thorns
...


The most favorable friend to me is that who shows me my flaws
...
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...
He held it up for all to see
and asked the students, “How much do you think this glass weighs?”
‘50 gms!’
...
‘125 gms’
...

“I really don’t know unless I weigh it,” said the professor, “but, my question
is: What would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?”
“Nothing” the students said
...
“Your arm would begin to ache,” said one of the students
...

“Very good
...

“No” the students said
...

“Put the glass down!” said one of the students
...
“Life’s problems are something like this
...
Think of them for a long time and they begin to ache
...
You will not be able to do anything
...

That way, you are not stressed, you wake up every day fresh and strong and can handle any issue,
any challenge that comes your way!”
So, as it becomes time for you to leave office today, Remember friend to “PUT THE GLASS DOWN
TODAY” and have tranquility by putting trust in Almighty Allah (swt)
...
” Tranquility is sign of strong faith while worries
and stress is sign of weak faith
...
(Al-Fajr 89:27-30)
“O soul that is at rest satisfied
...

So, enter among My servants, and enter into my Paradise
...
Good luck
...
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The old man’s beard was glazed by winter’s frost while he waited for
a ride across the river
...
His body became numb and stiff from the frigid
north wind
...

Anxiously, he watched as several horsemen rounded the bend
...
Then another passed by
...

Finally, the last rider neared the spot where the old man sat like a
snow statue
...
”
Reining his horse, the rider replied, “Sure thing
...
”
Seeing the old man was unable to lift his half-frozen body from the ground, the horseman
dismounted and helped the old man onto the horse
...

As they neared the tiny but cozy cottage, the horseman’s curiosity caused him to inquire, “Sir, I
notice that you let several other riders pass by without making an effort to secure a ride
...
I’m curious why, on such a bitter winter night;
you would wait and ask the last rider
...
I reckon I know people pretty good
...
It would have been useless even to ask them for a ride
...
I knew, then and there, that your
gentle spirit would welcome the opportunity to give me assistance in my time of need
...

“I’m most grateful for what you have said,” he told the old man
...
”
Ya Allah, Make me among those about whom the Holy Quran (Hashr 59:9) has said: “And they give
them preference over their own selves even though they are in need
...
I had just come from the car wash and was
waiting for my wife to get out of work
...
From the looks of him, he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no
money
...
islamicoccasions
...
This was one of those “don’t want to be
bothered times
...
He didn’t
...
After a few minutes he
spoke
...

He was ragged but he had an air of dignity around
him
...

I said, “Thanks,” and continued wiping off my car
...
The expected plea for money never came
...
”
I was sure that he would say “yes” but I held true to the inner voice
...

He answered in three simple but profound words that I shall never forget
...
We expect it from those of higher learning and accomplishments
...
He spoke the three words that shook me
...

I was feeling high and mighty, successful and important, above a bum in the street, until those
three words hit me like a twelve gauge shotgun
...
Maybe not for bus fare or a place to sleep, but I needed help
...

Those three little words still ring true
...
No matter how little you have, no matter how loaded you
are with problems, even without money or a place to sleep, you can give help
...
You never know when you may see someone that
appears to have it all
...
A different
perspective on life, a glimpse at something beautiful, a respite from daily chaos, that only you
through a torn world can see
...
Maybe he was more than that
...
Maybe God looked down, called an Angel, dressed him like a bum, and then said,
“Go messenger to that man cleaning the car, that man needs help
...
Even a smile can be charity
...
islamicoccasions
...
He had planted many fruit trees and
cared for them till they bear fruits
...

One fine day while picking fruits with his son, the man saw a stranger
sitting on the branch of a tree and picking the fruits
...
The gardener was very angry and shouted again, “For a whole year
I have taken care of these trees, you have no right to take the fruits without
my permission so come down at once!”
The stranger on the tree answered, “Why should I come down? This is the garden of God and I am
the servant of God, so I have the right to pick these fruits and you should not interfere between the
work of God and his servant
...
He called his son and said, “go bring a rope and get this man down from the tree
...
The gardener then
took a stick and started to beat the stranger
...
“Why are you beating
me? You have no right to do this
...
The stranger screamed, “Don’t you
fear God, you are beating an innocent man? The gardener answered, “Why should I fear? This
wood in my hand belongs to God and I am too the servant of God, so I have nothing to fear, and
you shouldn’t interfere with the work of God and his servant
...
This is your garden and I should seek
your permission before taking the fruits
...
”
The gardener smiled and said, “Since you have now realized your mistake, I will forgive you but
remember that God has given all his servants brains so every person’s deeds are in his own hands
...


TO TELL THE TRUTH
“Who did this?” asked my teacher
...
“Who did this?” asked my teacher once more
...
She seldom became angry, but
she was this time
...
I was the one who broke the window
...
It was
caused by an errant throw of a baseball
...
It needed more work
...
If I admitted guilt, I would be in a lot of trouble
...
“My father is
going to have a fit,” I thought
...
I told the truth
...
” I said no more
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My teacher went to one of our library shelves
and took down a book
...
I had never seen my teacher effect; they require punishments to improve them
...
" Imam Ali (AS)
for the swatting
...
“Here is
that field guide about birds that you are constantly checking out
...
It’s time we got a new
one for the school anyway
...
”

WHEN THE WINDS BLOW

Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast
...
Most people were reluctant to work on farms along the Atlantic
...
As the farmer
interviewed applicants for the job, he received a steady stream of refusals
...
“Are you a good
farmhand?” the farmer asked him
...

Although puzzled by this answer, the farmer, desperate for help, hired him
...

Then one night the wind howled loudly in from offshore
...
He shook the little man and
yelled, “Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they blow away!”
The little man rolled over in bed and said firmly,
“No sir
...
”
Enraged by the response, the farmer was tempted to fire
him on the spot
...
To his amazement, he discovered that all of the
haystacks had been covered with tarpaulins
...
The shutters were tightly secured
...
Nothing could blow
away
...

When you’re prepared, spiritually, mentally, and physically, you have nothing to fear
...

We with faith secure ourselves against the storms of life by putting our trust in the
God, Our Prophet (SAW) and his Ahlul Byat (AS), We don’t need to understand, and
we just need to hold His hand to be secure in the midst of the storms
...
islamicoccasions
...
All was
black
...
As he was climbing
only a few feet away from the top of the mountain, he slipped and fell in to the air, falling at great
speed
...

He kept falling, and in the moments of great fear, it came to his mind all the good and bad episodes
of his life
...
His body was hanging in the air
...
”
All of a sudden a deep voice coming from the sky answered, “What do you want me to do?”
“Save me God
...
”
“Then cut the rope tied to your waist
...

The rescue team tells that the next day a climber was found dead and frozen, his body hanging
from a rope
...
Only one foot away from the ground
...
We should never say that He has forgotten us or abandoned us
...

The two survivors, not knowing what else to do, agreed that they had no other recourse but to pray
to God
...

The first thing they prayed for was food
...
The other man’s parcel of land remained
barren
...
The next day, another ship
was wrecked, and the only survivor was a woman who swam to his side of the land
...

Soon the first man prayed for a house, clothes, more food
...
islamicoccasions
...
However, the second man still had nothing
...
In the morning, he found a ship docked at
his side of the island
...

He considered the other man unworthy to receive God’s blessings,
since none of his prayers had been answered
...

“His prayers were all unanswered and so he does not deserve anything
...
“He had only one prayer, which I answered
...
”
“Tell me,” the first man asked the voice, “What did he pray for that I should owe him anything?”
“He prayed that all your prayers be answered
...


THE CLEVER KING!
There was a country long time ago where the people would change a king every year
...

One king finished his term and it was time for him to go to the island and live there
...
This was the moment of sadness for all the kings who ruled for one
year
...

On their way back, they discovered a ship that had sunk just recently
...
As they needed a new king, they picked up the
young man and took him to their country
...
First he
refused but later he agreed to be a king
...

After three days of being a king, he asked the ministers if they could show him the island where all
the other kings were sent
...
The island was covered with
thick Jungles and sounds of vicious animals were heard coming out of them
...
Soon he discovered the dead bodies of all the past kings
...

The king went back to the country and collected 100 strong workers
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He would visit the island every month to see how the work was progressing
...
In the second month, the whole island
was cleaned out
...

He also took with himself useful animals like chickens, ducks, birds, goats, cows etc
...
Over the months,
the island turned into a beautiful place
...
He sent all the earnings to the island
for storage
...
” But the ministers
didn’t agree to this and said that he has to wait for another 3
months to complete the year
...
The people dressed up
the young king and put him on an elephant to take him around the
country to say goodbye to others
...

People asked him, “All the other kings would cry at this moment and why are you laughing?”
He replied, “Don’t you know what the wise people say? They say that when you came to this world
as a baby, you were crying and everyone was smiling
...
I have lived that life
...
I turned the deadly island into a beautiful abode for me where I can stay peacefully
...
The life of this world is to
prepare for the life hereafter
...
Rather, even if we are kings,
we should live a simple life like our beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and save all our
enjoyments for the hereafter
...
Amin
...
It is He Who
sends down rain, and He Who knows what is in the wombs
...
Verily with Allah is
full knowledge and He is acquainted (with all things)
...
Yea, fear Allah: for Allah is
well-acquainted with (all) that ye do
...
”
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THE ILLUSION OF REFLECTION
Once there was a king who had presented his daughter, the princess, with a beautiful diamond
necklace
...
Some said a bird might have stolen it
...

One day a clerk was walking home along a river next to an industrial area
...
As he was walking, the clerk saw a shimmering in the river
and when he looked, he saw the diamond necklace
...
He put his hand in the filthy, dirty river and grabbed at the necklace, but
some how missed it and didn't catch it
...
He tried again, this time he walked in the river and dirtied his pants in the filthy
river and put his whole arm in to catch the necklace
...

Then again he saw the necklace, right there
...

He decided to plunge into the river, although it was a disgusting thing to do as the river was
polluted, and his whole body would become filthy
...
This time he was really bewildered and came out feeling very depressed
that he could not get the necklace that would get him $50,000
...
The clerk
didn't want to share the secret with the saint, thinking the saint might take the necklace for himself,
so he refused to tell the saint anything
...
The clerk mustered some courage and decided to put some faith in the saint
...
The saint
then told him that perhaps he should try looking upward, toward the branches of the tree, instead
of in the filthy river
...
He had been trying to capture a mere reflection of the real necklace all this time
...

We can never achieve the happiness we are looking for no matter how hard we endeavor in
material life
...
This spiritual happiness is
the only thing that can satisfy us completely
...
” Imam Ali (AS)

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BUILDING YOUR HOUSE
An elderly carpenter was ready to retire
...
He
would miss the paycheck each week, but he wanted to retire
...

The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go & asked if he could build just one more house as
a personal favor
...
He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials
...

When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to inspect
the house
...
my gift to you
...

So it is with us
...
Then, with a shock, we realize we have to live in the house we have built
...

But, you cannot go back
...
Someone once said, “Life is a do-it-yourself project
...
Therefore, build wisely!

SAND AND STONE
A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert
...
The one who got slapped
was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: “TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED
ME IN THE FACE
...
The one, who had been slapped, got stuck in the mire and
started drowning, but the friend saved him
...
”
The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, “After
I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?”
The other friend replied: “When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where winds of
forgiveness can erase it away
...
”
Learn to write your hurts in the sand, and to carve your benefits in stone
...
islamicoccasions
...
The School was ‘secular,’ hence prayers were not supposed to
be allowed
...
” You want me to go into that room with all those kids and fill
their every waking moment with a love for learning
...

You want me to wage a war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases, check their backpacks for
weapons of mass destruction, and raise their self-esteem
...

I am to check their heads for lice, maintain a safe environment, recognize signs of antisocial
behavior, offer advice, write letters of recommendation for student employment and scholarships,
and encourage respect for their elders and future employers
...

All of this I am to do with just a piece of chalk, a blackboard, a few books, a bulletin board, and a
big smile AND on a starting salary that qualifies my family for food stamps!
You want me to do all of this, and you expect me NOT TO PRAY
...
”
“O my Lord! Make me and my children among those who establish prayers
...
” (Ankabut: 45)
You want me to do all of this and you expect me not to pray when SUCCESS of every one depends
on Prayers
...
those who are
punctual in their prayers
...
”
The Administrator looked down for a while then suddenly declared: “Young man, go ahead with
your job
...
We shall make special arrangements for prayers from today
...
islamicoccasions
...
But when she
was dead he became fearful of her relatives
...

The friend told him to invite a young man to his house and behead him and put
the severed head next to the wife’s corpse
...
And
slew them both
...
After sometime a handsome youth passed by his house
...

Then he summoned the wife’s relatives and told them the fictitious story
...
The man
was worried and when the son failed to turn up he came to the house of the one whom he had
offered evil advice and asked him if he carried out the plan suggested by him
...
He was shocked when he saw that the youth he had killed was his own
son
...

The moral of this story is that one who digs a pit for others falls into it himself
...

According to Tafserul Mizan the following saying was common among the Arabs: One who digs a
hole for his brother; Allah throws him headlong into it
...

Reference: Greater Sins Vol
...
He painted a sign advertising the pups and set about
nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard
...
He looked down into the Eyes of a little boy
...
”
“Well,” said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his neck, “these puppies come from
fine parents and cost a good deal of money
...
Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a
handful of change and held it up to the farmer
...
Is that enough to take a
look?” “Sure,” said the farmer
...

Out from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur
...
His eyes danced with delight
...
islamicoccasions
...
Slowly another little ball appeared; this One noticeably smaller
...

Then in a somewhat awkward manner the little pup began hobbling toward the others, doing its
best to catch up
...

The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, “Son, you don’t want that
puppy
...
”
With that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and
began rolling up one leg of his trousers
...
Looking back up at the farmer, he said, “You see sir, I don’t run too well myself, and he will
need someone who understands
...


OFFFICE BOY

A jobless man applied for the position of “office boy” at a very big firm
...
“You are hired” he said, give me
your email address, and I’ll send you the application to fill, as well as when you will start
...
”
I’m sorry, said the HR manager, if you don’t have an email that means you do not exist
...
The man left with no hope at all
...

He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy a 10 KG tomato crate
...
In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital
...
The man realized that he can survive by this
way, and started to go everyday earlier, and return late
...
Shortly later, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles
...
He started to plan his family’s
future, and decided to have a life insurance
...
When the conversation was
concluded, the broker asked him his email
...
” The broker
replied curiously, you don’t have an email, and yet have succeeded to build an
empire
...

2: If you don’t have internet and you work hard you can be a millionaire
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ONE BEDROOM FLAT
As the dream of most parents I had acquired a MBBS degree and passed PLAB to enter UK, the
land of braves and opportunity
...
Here
at last I was in the place where I wanted to be
...

My father was a government employee and after his retirement, the only asset he could acquire was
a decent one bedroom flat
...
I started feeling homesick
and lonely as the time passed
...

Two years passed, two years of Burgers at McDonald’s and chicken legs in KFC and discos and 2
years watching the foreign exchange rate getting happy whenever the Rupee value went down
...
Told my parents that I have only 10 days of holidays and
everything must be done within these 10 days
...
Was
jubilant as I was actually enjoying shopping for gifts for all my relatives and friends back home
...
After reaching home I spent home one week going through
all the photographs of girls and as the time was getting shorter I was forced to select one candidate
...

After the marriage, it was time to return to UK, after giving some money to my parents and telling
the neighbors to look after them, we (I was lucky and managed to get the visa of my wife early)
returned to UK
...
The
frequency of calling India increased to twice in a week sometimes 3 times a week as she also has to
call her parents
...
After two more years we started to have kids
...
Every time I spoke to my
parents, they asked me to come to India so that they can see their grand-children
...

But part work, part monetary conditions prevented it
...
Then suddenly one day I got a message that my parents were seriously sick
...

The next message I got was my parents were passed away and as there was no one to do the last
rites the society members had done whatever they could
...
My parents passed away
without seeing their grand children
...
I started to look for a suitable property, but to my
dismay my savings were short and the property prices had gone up during all these years
...
My wife refused to come back with me and my children refused to stay in India
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Time passed by, my daughter decided to get married to a Scottish and my son was happy living in
Ireland
...
I had
just enough money to buy a decent Two-bed room flat in a well-developed locality
...

My faithful wife has also left me and gone to the holy abode
...

I lost my parents and children for just ONE EXTRA BEDROOM
...
This damned cable TV has spoiled our new generation and these
children are losing their values and culture because of it
...

Well at least they remember me
...

But the question still remains ‘was all this worth it?’
I am still searching for an answer
...
At times the answer is NO
...
!

A’bdullah Ibn Masud had been one of the close companions of the Holy Prophet (SAW) and had
developed into being a distinguished and zealous personality of Islam
...

Hazrat U’thman once came to pay him a visit and finding him distressed, asked, what distresses
you so greatly? My sins, he answered
...
”
Imam Sadiq (AS)

Tell me your wish so that I can fulfill it for you
...


The caliph asked, if you permit, I could call for the doctor
...

If you want, I could present you with gifts from the Public Treasury
...

They are not in need of your presents, Ibn Masud replied tersely
...

“Prayer reverts both what has been destined and what has not been destined
...
islamicoccasions
...
I used to wonder, “How in the world
can Mother call them beautiful?” I am a logical, statistical man
...
I didn’t see beauty
...
She
was genuine
...
Most of the time, they were trying to get something from her
...

Couldn’t she see that all of the people she called beautiful weren’t beautiful?
You were beautiful only if you had a certain figure and face that was classed as beautiful by the laws
of the world and glamour
...

It took me years to finally understand my mother’s vision and the phrase, “Beauty is in the eye of
the beholder
...
Most only look on the
outside and then compare what they see with the standards the world has given them
...
Today when you leave your house, carefully look at the first person whom you
see and notice how beautiful they are
...
Look at them closely and look for the beauty
...

I didn’t believe that at first until I tried it
...
No matter how rough or worn a person looked, each
pain etched line held a glimpse of beauty
...
It’s there
...
You will start to see the beauty of every human who you didn’t know existed
...
If you sincerely look, you will see it
...
You are beautiful
...
She used to tell me: “Be like a honey bee which always sits on
beautiful flowers
...
” In other place
he (SAW) says: “A believer is beautiful because Allah has given him beautiful characters
...
“And as for the blessing of your Lord, do announce it
...
” (94:4)
“Indeed Allah and His Angels are sending blessings upon the Prophet
...
” (33:56)
Dear readers, you are beautiful
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BE PATIENT
A man came out of his home to admire his new truck
...

The man ran to his son, knocked him away, and hammered the little
boy’s hands into pulp as punishment
...
Although the doctor tried
desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to amputate fingers from boy’s both hands
...
” Then he asked, “But when are my fingers going to grow back?”
The father went home and committed suicide
...
” Imam Ali (AS)

Think about this story the next time someone
steps on your feet or you wish to take revenge
...
Trucks can be repaired
...


Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance
...

People make mistakes
...
But the actions we take while in a rage
will haunt us forever
...
Think before you act
...
Forgive and forget
...


THE FATHER AND HIS SONS
A father had a family of sons who were perpetually quarreling among
themselves
...

When they had done so, he placed the faggot into
the hands of each of them in succession, and
ordered them to break it in pieces
...
He
next opened the faggot, took the sticks separately, one by one, and
again put them into his sons’ hands, upon which they broke them
easily
...
”
In Union there is strength
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A SENSE OF A GOOSE
Next autumn, when you see geese heading south for the winter, flying in a “V” formation, you
might consider what science has discovered as to why they fly that way
...
By flying in a “V” formation, the whole flock
adds at least 71 percent greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own
...

When a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and
resistance of trying to go it alone and quickly gets back into formation to
take advantage of the lifting power of the bird in front
...

When the head goose gets tired, it rotates back in the wing and another goose flies point
...

Geese honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed
...
They stay with the fallen goose until it is able to fly or until it dies; and only then do
they launch out on their own, or with another formation to catch up with their own group
...


MAKING A DIFFERENCE

My friend was walking down a deserted Mexican beach at sunset
...
As he grew nearer, he noticed that the local native kept leaning
down, picking something up and throwing it out into the water
...
As my friend approached even closer, he noticed that the man was
picking up starfish that had washed up on the beach, and, one at a time, he was throwing them
back into the water
...

He approached the man and said
...
I was wondering what
you are doing
...
You see its low tide right now
and all of these starfish have been washed up onto the shore
...
”
“I understand,” my friend replied, “but there must be thousands of starfish on this beach
...
There are simply too many
...
Can’t you see that you can’t possibly
make a difference?”
The local native smiled, bent down and picked up yet another starfish, and as he threw it back into
the sea, he replied, “Made a difference to that one!”
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