An 80 year old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45 years old highly educated son. Suddenly a crow perched on their window.
The father asked his son, "what is this?". The son replied "it is a crow".
After a few minutes, the father asked his son the 2nd time, "what is this?". The son said "father, i have just told you, it is a crow".
After a little while, the old father again asked his son the 3rd time, "what is this?". At this time some expression of irritation was felt in the son's tone when he said to his father with a rebuff "it is a crow, a crow!".
A little after, the father again asked his son the 4th time, "what is this?".This time the son shouted at his father "why do you keep asking me the same question over and over again, although i have told you so many times.IT IS A CROW!Are you not able to understand this?!"
A little later the father went to his room and came back with an old tattered diary wich he had maintained since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page. When the son read it the following words were written in the diary.
"Today my little son aged 3 was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow was sitting on the window.My son asked me 23 times what it was. I replied to him all 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question over and over again. I felt so much affection for my innocent child.
While the little child asked him 23 times "what is this", the father had felt no irritation in replying to the same question all 23 times. And today when the father asked his son the same question just 4 times, the son felt irretated and annoyed.
Lesson to be learned:
If your parents attain old age, do not repulse them or look at them as a burden, but speak to them a gracious word, be cool, obedient, humble and kind to them. Be considerate to your parents.
Koran 17:23-24
Er Herre har befallt, att ni inte skall dyrka någon annan än Honom. Och (Han har anbefallt er) att visa godhet mot (era) föräldrar.Om en av dem eller båda uppnår hög ålder i din vård, var då inte otålig eller sträng mot dem, tillrättavisa dem inte, och tala alltid hövligt och vänligt till dem. Och sänk ödmjukt (ömhetens) vinge över dem och be "Herre! När jag var liten vårdade och fostrade de mig (med kärlek); förbarma Dig (nu) i Din nåd över dem!"Statistik: Postat av N_N83 — sön jan 28, 2007 17:33
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