The 'price' I don't value
Posted Jul 4th, 2009 at 03:54 PM by Submission To Peace
Updated Jul 5th, 2009 at 07:34 AM by Submission To Peace
Updated Jul 5th, 2009 at 07:34 AM by Submission To Peace
Tonight was stormy and rainy. As I hurried out of a shop into a park and moved towards my home, I saw the same man with torn clothes quietly standing in the rain selling corns. As usual no one was buying it from him. He was quietly watching the people enjoying with their children, laughing, buying expensive clothes, eating food and moving towards their expensive cars.
I asked him the price of one corn. Confused, he quickly paused for a second and then looked into my eyes, as if I would run away if he told me a higher price. Then he humbly said, "1.5 lira". When I said "ok" an amazing innocent smile appeared on his face, as if he was happy that I didn't ask him to reduce the price. That smile would have healed the heart that was wounded in the past after seeing the sight of people in a shinny air conditioned car insisting him under a scorching sun to give them 3 corns for 1 lira, and he sadly accepting it after realizing that they would leave if he didn't accept it. They would waste hundreds on useless fun, but never give him a bit extra then he asks for.
One of them told me that he never saw his parents and was born in a place where there weren't many people to guide him towards education. I swear that I would have been in his place had my parents not drummed the importance of education into my mind.
They might not know, but I know why there is always a satisfied look on their face and a tense look on mine. Because, on the day of judgement it would be my turn to sweat very hard for justifying each and every bit of my possession, how I got it, and where did I "prefer" to spend it. But they don't have anything to be questioned for. They have many reasonable and logical excuses for not praying, fasting, giving charity,...etc. but the angels of punishment won't show any mercy on me...
May Allah (swt) give awareness to people like me who have gone astray from the right path..
I asked him the price of one corn. Confused, he quickly paused for a second and then looked into my eyes, as if I would run away if he told me a higher price. Then he humbly said, "1.5 lira". When I said "ok" an amazing innocent smile appeared on his face, as if he was happy that I didn't ask him to reduce the price. That smile would have healed the heart that was wounded in the past after seeing the sight of people in a shinny air conditioned car insisting him under a scorching sun to give them 3 corns for 1 lira, and he sadly accepting it after realizing that they would leave if he didn't accept it. They would waste hundreds on useless fun, but never give him a bit extra then he asks for.
One of them told me that he never saw his parents and was born in a place where there weren't many people to guide him towards education. I swear that I would have been in his place had my parents not drummed the importance of education into my mind.
They might not know, but I know why there is always a satisfied look on their face and a tense look on mine. Because, on the day of judgement it would be my turn to sweat very hard for justifying each and every bit of my possession, how I got it, and where did I "prefer" to spend it. But they don't have anything to be questioned for. They have many reasonable and logical excuses for not praying, fasting, giving charity,...etc. but the angels of punishment won't show any mercy on me...
May Allah (swt) give awareness to people like me who have gone astray from the right path..
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...How is that you bring out a point in your every blog...please do keep it coming; a constant and gentle reminder
Posted Jul 5th, 2009 at 05:26 AM by adeeba
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*CryingPosted Jul 5th, 2009 at 07:22 AM by Lafanter
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*sigh*Posted Jul 5th, 2009 at 09:52 AM by P_G
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Posted Jul 15th, 2009 at 10:10 AM by Pak Fauj ka Sipahi
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