Blessings...
Assalamualaikum peeps..
been wanting to share this story for such a looong time..
Learn from it and enjoy...
A man was on a ship when fierce storms broke out. Soon, the ship capsized and the man was thrown into the sea. After some time, he found that he was washed up, sick and exhausted, on a small and uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly everyday for God to rescue him.
The man eventually managed to build a little hut out of the wood he collected. The hut protected him from the sun and rain and he stored in it, some of his few possessions. One day however, after looking for his daily food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky.
The hut was almost all that he had left in the world, and now it was gone! The worst had happened; everything was lost. He was stunned with grief and anger. "God, how could you do this to me!" he cried. "I pray to You everyday. I seek Your help, and yet You make this happen to me!"
Early the next day, the man was awakened by the horn of a ship that was approaching the island. It had come to rescue him!
"How did you know i was here?" the man asked his rescuers in amazement. "I have been on this island for months and no ship has ever passed by close enough."
"We saw your smoke signal," they replied.
The man's burning hut was the blessing that eventually enabled his rescue. In the midst of pain and suffering, when things are going badly, it is easy to feel discouraged. But the next time our little hut is burning to the ground - remember it could be just a smoke signal, and a blessing from God.
Adapted from NADI, April-June 08 issue..
Motivating isn't it..? =)
been wanting to share this story for such a looong time..
Learn from it and enjoy...
A man was on a ship when fierce storms broke out. Soon, the ship capsized and the man was thrown into the sea. After some time, he found that he was washed up, sick and exhausted, on a small and uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly everyday for God to rescue him.
The man eventually managed to build a little hut out of the wood he collected. The hut protected him from the sun and rain and he stored in it, some of his few possessions. One day however, after looking for his daily food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky.
The hut was almost all that he had left in the world, and now it was gone! The worst had happened; everything was lost. He was stunned with grief and anger. "God, how could you do this to me!" he cried. "I pray to You everyday. I seek Your help, and yet You make this happen to me!"
Early the next day, the man was awakened by the horn of a ship that was approaching the island. It had come to rescue him!
"How did you know i was here?" the man asked his rescuers in amazement. "I have been on this island for months and no ship has ever passed by close enough."
"We saw your smoke signal," they replied.
The man's burning hut was the blessing that eventually enabled his rescue. In the midst of pain and suffering, when things are going badly, it is easy to feel discouraged. But the next time our little hut is burning to the ground - remember it could be just a smoke signal, and a blessing from God.
Adapted from NADI, April-June 08 issue..
Motivating isn't it..? =)
posted by Syakirah @ 12:32 AM
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