Have you ever experienced anything that made you sit back, feel 'insaf' & be thankful for whatever you have?
Unlike our previous visits where we used to stay in hotels, I was invited by my wife's auntie to stay at her newly bought place in a suburb area in Bandung, Indonesia. This new exclusive housing area is somehow surrounded by squatters. The autie & husband barely go to work as they have people to take care of their businesses and four (3) maids and a chauffer. I got overwhelmed by the bungalow and state of the art interior, and I kind of regret & symphatize myself for not being able to live in such a lavish & luxurious life. (Although I'm living in a condominium and in a nice strategic area in S'pore, I still need to go to work, worst still, 2 jobs, so that I have some extras for vacations & to enjoy our favorite dining in the region. One thing bad about me, I could spend alot on food & hotel whenever I go on vacation, but I always refuse to let my luggage carried by the hotel bellboy as I was stingy to give tips, not even a dollar to them although I knew they make less than $100 per mth. I was stingy) The unsatisfaction feeling was not long until one day while having tea out at the compound (auntie's house), there came a woman and three of her children, a boy & 2 girls aged about 3-9 yrs old & stand outside the house gate. As the gate opened by the house maid, they still stood out there. I personal went to them & greet them, but they just smiled & seemed do not understand my 'accent' & the children were too shy that they tried to hide behind their mother. Shortly the maid came & gave them 'something' in a plastic bag. When they left, I asked my wife what that was, she said it was the LEFT OVER RICE that our auntie's had for the past few days! The woman collect it from few houses, WASH them and heat them up again for feeding & raising up the children & the entire family! I was speechless.. Anyway, eversince that, whenever going for a trip/vaction, I make sure I spare some moneys for tips & donations. That probably the least I could do.
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Once I had a benign bone tumor on my leg, I had surgery and it wasn't at all dangerous, but I was depressed that it had left a long scar on my leg and that the knee would always be a bit weaker than before. Then I saw another girl whose tumor was malignant, and had to go through all the treatments and therapies, and I just say thank you to Allah every day for making my tumor benign.
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Alhamdulilah, whenever we feel unfortunate, think of those below us.
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yea
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thanks for sharing .....the prime ...the birth of anyone ...anywhere ..not in his control ...who gets where ...a complex ....no one can get his birth ...as prince ...its from god ...in all religions ...name of power may be different due to cultures , languages ........its great thanks ....took birth in livings ....and in human races ....so on ...better than millions ...without of any effort ....still when a bit tough time comes .....yield ..., complaints .........but its the fact ...we just cannot have the capicity to thank ...only for getting born as humans ......the little efforts which we can do ..is to serve ,respect humanity ....and seek mercy from HIm...though that effort is also going to pay us more handsomely ...and beneficials to us ....thanks again
