Be Grateful for What You Have
In the city of AshKabad, there once lived a Fabric store owner , he was one of the most well Known Business People in the City. He had worked his way up from poverty and had achieved great Success.
Despite this he remained Unhappy; " I have strived and struggled all my life yet fate has not been kind to me ,I have very little to show for all my efforts. I live in a modest bungalow and drive a modest Car, other people have great Mansions, and Luxury automobiles."
He would moan and Complain to anyone who was willing to lend a sympathetic ear. It So happened that One day there was a Fire at his Store and the Store along with all the stock was reduced to ashes.
The fabric store owner had, purchased most of his stock on credit from the Merchants and Importers. So he ended up having to sell his bungalow with all its furnishings, along with his Car to Pay of his creditors. He ended up working in a restaurant, washing dishes. His Wife Left him taking the Children with her.
As the years went by, he would sit with people and relate; " I used to own the most prestigious Fabric store, in all of AshKabad, I once lived in a bungalow, in the most exclusive neighbourhoods in the city, and had servants and a Driver.
Oh how wonderful a period in my life that was, but alas I lost everything."
One Day an old acquaintance, happened to hear him narrating his story and said; " Remember! Oh foolish one, when you had your Store and your Bungalow, and a loving family, Plus a life of ease and comfort, You used to complain endlessly. you used to say;" I have very little fate has Conspired against me." You showed no gratitude with all that Allah had blessed you with and now you truly have nothing, thus is the fate of an ingrate."
Upon hearing the reminder the former Fabric Store Owner, sat and weeped profusely, and said; " Indeed you are right, we only show appreciation and gratitude for things once we lose them. yet when I had everything I would only look at those who had more material possessions then I did. I never looked at those who had less wealth and prosperity then myself I was a Selfish ingrate and today I am reaping the rewards of my own ungratefulness."
Written By Julaybib.
Something To Ponder;
Is this not the case with most of us, we remain perpetually ungrateful for all the blessings we have. We take our health for Granted, not realising that we could be struck with illness anytime. We take our Material Possessions for granted, we take our Family and our Parents for granted, forgetting that death could strike at anytime.
We even take Our Deen for granted, we look down on others who are not practicing there religion. Forgetting that it is Allah who has given us the Tawfiq to stand on the prayer mat or Recite the Quran. Circumstances may occur where we end up losing the Tawfiq to Practice the deen and end up immersed in the Dhuniyah.
Instead of appreciating and being grateful for what we do have, we complain of those things that we do not have.
May Allah Instill Shukr in our hearts and give us the Tawfiq to reflect on all the blessings that have been bestowed upon us Ameen.
by Julaybib
