A young lady was waiting for her flight in the boarding room of a big
airport. As she would need to wait many hours, she decided to buy a
book to spend her time. She also bought a packet of cookies.
She sat down in an armchair, in the VIP room of the airport, to rest and
read in peace. Beside the armchair where the packet of cookies lay, a
man sat down in the next seat, opened his magazine and started reading.
When she took out the first cookie, the man took one also. She felt
irritated but said nothing. She just thought: "What a nerve! If I was
in the mood I would punch him for daring!"
For each cookie she took, the man took one too. This was infuriating her
but she didn't want to cause a scene. When only one cookie remained,
she thought: "ah... What this abusive man do now?" Then, the man, taking
the last cookie, divided it into half, giving her one half.
Ah! That was too much! She was much too angry now! In a huff, she took
her book, her things and stormed to the boarding place. When she sat
down in her seat, inside the plane, she looked into her purse to take
her eyeglasses, and to her surprise, her packet of cookies was there,
untouched, unopened!
She felt so ashamed! She realized that she was wrong... She had
forgotten that her cookies were kept in her purse. The man had divided
his cookies with her, without feeling angered or bitter.
"While she had been very angry, thinking that she was dividing her
cookies with him. And now there was no chance to explain herself, nor to
apologize."
There are 4 things that you cannot recover:
The stone... after the throw!
The word... palaver...after it's said!
The occasion...after the loss!
The time...after it's gone!
Moral Lesson: don't be judgmental, don't judge too quickly. We should
constantly discipline ourselves and most importantly be aware of our
actions because the angels are writing down evey action we perform, be it good or bad.
Courtesy of the Muslim Youth Corner (Facebook group)
[http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/notes/3-muslim-youth-corner3/dont-be-judgmental-dont-judge-too-quickly/115701621786872]
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