It was a typical Sunday morning, and I was listening to some Sufi songs. I heard the door bell ring and I opened the door. There were two strangers; both were men in their late 60s.
One of them was leading the other, as the other was blind. They were from a blind association looking for any kind of donation. They mentioned old clothes, old newspapers (but not money). I looked at the men; they appeared to be having good stature when young, but now in their late 60s they were quite frail. And my first thought was, “Can they lift a load of 5-10 kgs of old newspaper?”
There was an air of self-respect around them which was tattered now, facing the wind of poverty, helplessness and pain in life. Their eyes reflected honesty and genuineness. Even being blind could not hide that. They were very well mannered and the first reaction was to give respect.
In my apartment complex we get lots of other people asking for donation. And they are mostly people with good sales skills. They try to deceive but a moment is enough to decide otherwise.
Such incidents, and many others, we face in life make us hard, emotionally hard like rock. I was going through such a mental turmoil last day. And the appearance of these two strangers changed things in a moment. Their honesty, genuineness, tattered self-respect, helplessness and suffering in life, had so much magnetism and warmth, that my rock like hardened compassion melt like wax in seconds.
I got some money which we had kept aside for donation when my son was born premature. These few hundreds had more value than thousands as they were part of the most important prayer in life. This money was kept untouched since more than a year now. And today I got the best use for it.
I am not sure who was more needy today. The strangers who were seeking donation or me who wanted to donate this money for the best cause…
Mahtab Syed
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Learnings so far...
Girte hain sheh savar hi maidaan-e-jang main,Woh tifl kya gire jo ghutano ke bal chale !
by Allama Muhammad Iqbal
Meaning
Only daring horse-riders can fall in the battlefield,
How can a child fall who crawls on his knees !
Only those who are courageous enough to try to do a difficult job, those who dare to be different can fall down i.e. fail. Those who do not try at all, and just walk on the side walk i.e. the safest path and don't take any risks can't fall at all !
"While you are swimming in calm waters, learn the art to swim and survive in rough seas !" - Mahtab Dec 10 2010
Enlightenment is a step by step process, with one realization at a time. – Mahtab : 10 Jan 2010
If you ask me one key to success, it’s perseverance.
If you have a definite well defined goal, and you keep working towards it, in spite of difficulty and obstacles, all the negative forces opposing it will slowly cease away. – Mahtab : Jun 18 2008
I realized lately that if I am really interested in doing something, I do it well and my productivity is also high. Here the key is really interested. So I need to find out what interests me in my career and keep on doing that and move up the chain. – Mahtab : Apr 02 2008
There is only one way which gives you
• Confidence
• Self respect
• Good grasp of the subject
• Future Career road map
It is honest hard work, along with strong apolitical desire to get the work done in the best possible way. – Mahtab : Mar 18 2008.
If your desire for something is strong, very strong, and you work towards it regularly, you will ultimately get it. There are exceptions but if you closely analyze you will get what’s good for you. – Mahtab : Dec 06 2007
Don’t try to change everything which is not good.
Focus your energy only on those which have long term benefits to you and society as a whole. – Mahtab : Dec 05 2007
Girte hain sheh savar hi maidaan-e-jang main,Woh tifl kya gire jo ghutano ke bal chale !
by Allama Muhammad Iqbal
Meaning
Only daring horse-riders can fall in the battlefield,
How can a child fall who crawls on his knees !
Only those who are courageous enough to try to do a difficult job, those who dare to be different can fall down i.e. fail. Those who do not try at all, and just walk on the side walk i.e. the safest path and don't take any risks can't fall at all !
"While you are swimming in calm waters, learn the art to swim and survive in rough seas !" - Mahtab Dec 10 2010
Enlightenment is a step by step process, with one realization at a time. – Mahtab : 10 Jan 2010
If you ask me one key to success, it’s perseverance.
If you have a definite well defined goal, and you keep working towards it, in spite of difficulty and obstacles, all the negative forces opposing it will slowly cease away. – Mahtab : Jun 18 2008
I realized lately that if I am really interested in doing something, I do it well and my productivity is also high. Here the key is really interested. So I need to find out what interests me in my career and keep on doing that and move up the chain. – Mahtab : Apr 02 2008
There is only one way which gives you
• Confidence
• Self respect
• Good grasp of the subject
• Future Career road map
It is honest hard work, along with strong apolitical desire to get the work done in the best possible way. – Mahtab : Mar 18 2008.
If your desire for something is strong, very strong, and you work towards it regularly, you will ultimately get it. There are exceptions but if you closely analyze you will get what’s good for you. – Mahtab : Dec 06 2007
Don’t try to change everything which is not good.
Focus your energy only on those which have long term benefits to you and society as a whole. – Mahtab : Dec 05 2007
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