Assalamu'alaikum warahmatullah wabarakatuh
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable
and that she didn't know how she was going to make it.
She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time.
It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed.
Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen.
He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire.
Once the three pots began to boil,
he placed potatoes in one pot,
eggs in the second pot and
ground coffee beans in the third pot.
He then let them sit and boil, without saying a word to his daughter.
The daughter, moaned and impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing.
After twenty minutes he turned off the burners.
He took the potatoes out of the pot and placed them in a bowl.
He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl.
He then ladled the coffee out and placed it in a cup.
Turning to her, he asked. "Daughter, what do you see?"
"Potatoes, eggs and coffee," she hastily replied.
"Look closer", he said, "and touch the potatoes." She did and noted that they were soft.
He then asked her to take an egg and break it.
After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.
Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. Its rich aroma brought a smile to her face.
"Father, what does this mean?" she asked. He then explained that the potatoes, the eggs and coffee beans had each faced the same adversity-the boiling water.
However, each one reacted differently.
The potato went in strong, hard and unrelenting,
but in boiling water, it became soft and weak.
The egg was fragile, with the thin outer shell protecting its liquid interior until it was put in the boiling water. Then the inside of the egg became hard.
However, the ground coffee beans were unique.
After they were exposed to the boiling water,
they changed the water and created something new.
"Which one are you?" he asked his daughter.
"When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond?
Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean?"
In life, things happen around us, things happen to us,
but the only thing that truly matters is what happens within us.
Which one are you? When problems come (and they will) how will we react?
Will they make us weak,
hard hearted or
will they cause us to change into something worthwhile?
Motivational Quote: "Happiness is not something you find, it's something you create."
Inspirational Quote: "Smile in pleasure, smile in pain; Smile when trouble pours like rain; Smile when someone hurts you, Smile coz someone cares for you."
If someone hurt you...Be patience, that will be better for you, (interpretation of the meaning):
"… But if you endure patiently, verily, it is better for al-saabireen (the patient ones)."
[AQ ; al-Nahl 16:126]
Sometimes it's hard to exhibit patience, especially when we the opportunity to do something else becomes so easy to do. However, know that with patience comes a great reward and that your reward will not get lost:
► "And be patient, for indeed, Allah does not allow to be lost the reward of those who do good"
[AQ ; Hud /11:115]
►Remember this verse the next time you are faced with a situation that requires patience, insha'Allah!
Allah knows best
Barakallahu feek
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