Its always a concern for us all as individuals when something is worrying us as individuals when we ourselves are facing problems etc however how many of us spend the same amount of time worrying about others in the same way trying our best to find a solution... I know myself I am guilty of this and was reminded this just a moment ago when reading an interesting story about a little mouse I received in an email!
Its so easy for us all to look at the problems of others and think...'oh thats a shame but it doesnt affect me so its not that big of a deal'! This really is the wrong way to look at things... as brothers and sisters in humanity we have a duty to look out for one another, for our families, friends, neighbours and all of our fellow human beings!
As Muslims also we should know the importance of caring for one another from the saying of the Prophet (saw):
“The Ummah is like one body; if one part of it hurts, the rest of the body is overcome with pain.”
Let us not all become desensitized to the pains and sufferings of not only our fellow Muslims but also of all our fellow human beings!
Like I mentioned earlier I h
ave a nice story of a little mouse to share with you all!
A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package. What food might this contain?" The mouse wondered.......he was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap. Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning :There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said,"Mr.Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it. "The mouse turned to the pig and told him, "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house! "The pig sympathized, but said, I am so very sorry, Mr.Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured you are in my prayers. "The mouse turned to the cow and said "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house! "The cow said, "Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'm sorry for you, but it's no skin off my nose."
So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer's mousetrap alone. That very night a sound was heard throughout the house -- like the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey. The farmer's wife rushed tosee what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see it was avenomous snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer's wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital. After treatmentshe returned home with a fever. Everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farm yard for the soup's main ingredient. But his wife's sickness continued, so friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig. The farmer's wife did not get well and later died. So, many people came for the funeral, the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them. The mouse looked upon it all from his crack in the wall with great sadness.
So, the next time you hear someone is facing a problem and think it doesn't concern you, remember.......when one of us is threatened, we are all at risk. We are all involved in this journey called life. We must keep an eye out for one another and make an extra effort to encourage one another.
REMEMBER.......OUR LIVES ARE WOVEN TOGETHER - EACH OF US IS A VITAL THREAD IN ANOTHERPERSON'S TAPESTRY.
Its so easy for us all to look at the problems of others and think...'oh thats a shame but it doesnt affect me so its not that big of a deal'! This really is the wrong way to look at things... as brothers and sisters in humanity we have a duty to look out for one another, for our families, friends, neighbours and all of our fellow human beings!
As Muslims also we should know the importance of caring for one another from the saying of the Prophet (saw):
“The Ummah is like one body; if one part of it hurts, the rest of the body is overcome with pain.”
Let us not all become desensitized to the pains and sufferings of not only our fellow Muslims but also of all our fellow human beings!
Like I mentioned earlier I h
ave a nice story of a little mouse to share with you all!A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package. What food might this contain?" The mouse wondered.......he was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap. Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning :There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said,"Mr.Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it. "The mouse turned to the pig and told him, "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house! "The pig sympathized, but said, I am so very sorry, Mr.Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured you are in my prayers. "The mouse turned to the cow and said "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house! "The cow said, "Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'm sorry for you, but it's no skin off my nose."
So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer's mousetrap alone. That very night a sound was heard throughout the house -- like the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey. The farmer's wife rushed tosee what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see it was avenomous snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer's wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital. After treatmentshe returned home with a fever. Everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farm yard for the soup's main ingredient. But his wife's sickness continued, so friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig. The farmer's wife did not get well and later died. So, many people came for the funeral, the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them. The mouse looked upon it all from his crack in the wall with great sadness.
So, the next time you hear someone is facing a problem and think it doesn't concern you, remember.......when one of us is threatened, we are all at risk. We are all involved in this journey called life. We must keep an eye out for one another and make an extra effort to encourage one another.
REMEMBER.......OUR LIVES ARE WOVEN TOGETHER - EACH OF US IS A VITAL THREAD IN ANOTHERPERSON'S TAPESTRY.
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