Fortune and Misfortune

[Winds]

There is a story of a farmer who used an old horse to till his fields. One day, the horse escaped into the hills and when the farmer's neighbors sympathized with the old man over his bad luck, the farmer replied,

"Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?"

A week later, the horse returned with a herd of horses from the hills and this time the neighbors congratulated the farmer on his good luck. His reply was,

"Good luck? Bad luck? Who knows?"

Then, when the farmer's son was attempting to tame one of the wild horses, he fell off its back and broke his leg. Everyone thought this very bad luck. Not the farmer, whose only reaction was,

"Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?"

Some weeks later, the army marched into the village and conscripted every able-bodied youth they found there. When they saw the farmer's son with his broken leg, they let him off. Now was that good luck or bad luck?



Who knows?

Everything that seems on the surface to be an evil may be a good in disguise. And everything that seems good on the surface may really be an evil. So we are wise when we leave it to ALLAH to decide what is good fortune and what misfortune, and thank him that all things turn out for good with those who love him.



Author Unknown

[makkawi]

That's true dear sis....

No one knows that this happen is a good luck or bad one...

And for us .. as a Muslims .. We knew that Allah said in the holy Qurran:


"وعسى أن تكرهوا شيئا وهو خير لكم وعسى أن تحبّوا شيئا وهو شرّ لكم"

Thnx alot for this Topic...

My Regerds:

Makkawi

[محب الصالحين]

قرأتُ أن اعرابيا اراد التراجع عن بيعته لأمير المؤمنين معاوية بن ابي سفيان, فدخل عليه قائلا: " لقد بايعتك مكرها" .. فرد عليه معاوية: "عسى ان تكرهوا شيئا وهو خير لكم".

لا أدري ما علاقة تلك بالموضوع لكن تذكرتها بعد القرآة

و .. من يدري ؟ !

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thank you sis winds for this story .. we all need it
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best regards

[aroma]

thanks sister winds

for this benenifical story

My Allah bless you

[Winds]

Hi all, your replies delight me

Thanks alot