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FOR TODAYBETTER TO GIVEA young man, a student inone of the universities, was one
day taking a walk with his
Professor. The professor was
commonly called the students
friend, from his kindness to those who waited
on his instructions.
As they went along, they saw lying in the path a
pair of old shoes. They belonged to a poor man
who was
employed in a
field close by, and
who had nearly
finished his days
work. The student
turned to theprofessor, saying:
Lets play a trick
on this man.
We will hide his
shoes and hide
behind those bushes there and see what he
does when he cannot find them.
My young friend, answered the professor,
we should never amuse ourselves at the
expense of the poor. But you are rich, and may
give yourself a much greater pleasure by means
of this poor man. Put a coin in each shoe, and
then we will hide ourselves and watch how this
affects him.
The student did so & they both hide nearby.
The poor man soon finished work & came out of
the field to where he had left his coat & shoes.
While putting on his coat he slipped his foot
into one of his shoes, but feeling somethinghard, he stooped down to feel what it was, and
found the coin. Astonished and full of
wonder he gazed upon the coin, turned it
around, and looked at it again and again.
He then looked around him on all sides,
but no person was to be seen. He now put the
money into his pocket, and proceeded to put on
the other shoe; but his surprise was doubled on
finding the other coin.
His feelings overcame him; he fell upon his
knees, looked up to the heavens and uttered
aloud a fervent
thanksgiving in which he
spoke of his wife who was
sick and helpless, and his
children without bread,
whom this timely bounty,
from some unknown hand,
would save from perishing.
The student stood there
deeply affected, and his
eyes filled with tears.
Now, said the professor,
are you not much better pleased than if you
had played your intended trick?
The youth replied, You have taught me a
lesson which I will never forget. I feel now thetruth of these words, which I never understood
before: Its more blessed to give than to
receive.
Abdul Rehman Software Engineer UET Taxila
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ROCKS & SAND
A professor stoodbefore his class and had
some items in front of
him. When class began, wordlessly he picked up
a large empty jar and proceeded to fill it with
rocks about 2 in diameter.
He then asked the students if the jar was full.
They agreed that it was. So the professor then
picked up a box of pebbles and poured them
into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The
pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas
between the rocks.
He then asked the students again if the jar was
full. They agreed it was. The students laughed.
The professor picked up a box of sand and
poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled
up everything else.
Now, said the professor, I want you to
recognize that this is your life. The rocks are the
important things - your deen, your salah, your
family, your partner, and your children -
anything that is so important to you that if it
were lost, you and your akhirah would be nearly
destroyed.
The pebbles are the other things that matter
like your job, your house, your car. The sand is
everything else. The small stuff.
If you put the sand into the jar first, there is
no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The samegoes for your life. If you spend all your energy
and time on the small stuff, you will never have
room for the things that are important.
Pay attention to the things that are critical to
your happiness and welfare. Take time to
repent to your Lord. Play with your children.
Take time to get medical checkups. There will
always be time to go to work, clean the house
and visit your friends.
Take care of the rocks first - the things that
really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is
just sand.
Abdul Rehman Software Engineer UET Taxila
It's a sad day when you find out that it's not
accident or time or fortune, but just yourself
that kept things from you.
- Lillian Hellman
A man sooner or later discovers that he is the
master-gardener of his soul, the director of his
life.
- James Allen