100 Moral Stories
But, you cannot go back. You are the carpenter, and every day you
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- Learn to write your hurts in the sand, and to carve your benefits in stone.
But, you cannot go back. You are the carpenter, and every day you
hammer a nail, place a board, orerect a wall. Someone once said, “Life is a do-it-yourself project.” Your attitude, and the choices youmake 148 today, helps build the “house” you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, build wisely! 149 Chapter 90 SAND AND STONE A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journeythey had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slappedwas hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: “TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPEDME IN THE FACE.” They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided totake a bath. The one, who had been slapped, got stuck in the mire andstarted drowning, but the friend saved him. After the friend re- coveredfrom the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: “TODAY MY BESTFRIEND SAVED MY LIFE.” 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 offorgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave itin stone where no wind can ever erase it.” Learn to write your hurts in the sand, and to carve your benefits in stone. 150 Chapter 91 A TEACHER’S PROTEST! There was no timetable nor a room designated for PRAYERS in theSchool. The School was ‘secular,’ hence prayers were not supposed tobe allowed.After being interviewed and accepted by the school admin- istration,the eager teaching prospect said in protest: “Let me see if I’ve got thisright.” You want me to go into that room with all those kids and filltheir every waking moment with a love for learning. And I’m supposed to in- still a sense of pride in their ethnicity, modify theirdisruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse and even censortheir T-shirt messages and dress habits. You want me to wage a war on drugs and sexually transmitted dis- eases, check their backpacks forweapons of mass destruction, and raise their self-esteem.You want me to teach them firm belief in God, patriot- ism, good citizenship, sportsmanship, andfair play, how and where to register to vote, how to balance a checkbook, & how to apply for a job. I am to check their heads for lice, maintain a safe environment, recog- nize signs of antisocial behavior, offer advice, write letters of recom- mendation for student employment and scholarships,and encourage re- spect for their elders and future employers. And I am to communicate regularly with the parents by letter, tele- phone, newsletter, & report card. 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! 151 You want me to do all of this, and you expect me NOT TO PRAY. You expect me not to pray when Holy Quran (Baqarah 2:45) says: “Nay, seek (Allah’s) help withpatient perseverance and PRAYER: It is in- deed hard, except to those who bring a lowly spirit.” “O my Lord! Make me and my children among those who establish prayers.” (Ibrahim: 40) “Indeed it is the Prayers, which helps to refrain from indecent acts and evils.” (Ankabut: 45) You want me to do all of this and you expect me not to pray when SUCCESS of every one dependson Prayers. Holy Quran (Al-Mu’minuun: 9) says that successful believers are: “… … those who arepunctual in their prayers.” Dear sir, since I am sure that I will not be able to fulfill your expecta- tions, nor I will be successful inmy career WITHOUT prayers, “I resign willingly from the post.” The Administrator looked down for a while then suddenly declared: “Young man, go ahead withyour job. You have taught me a very import- ant lesson today: Without prayers and help from God,no work is a suc- cess. We shall make special arrangements for prayers from today.” 152 |
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