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 this 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 -- the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey. The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see it. It was a venomous snake whose tail was caught . The snake bit the farmer's wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital. When she returned home she still had a fever.
Everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup. So the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient: But his wife's sickness continued. Friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig. But, alas, the farmer's wife did not get well... She died. So many people came for her funeral.That the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them for the funeral luncheon.
And 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 you think it doesn't concern you..... Remember .
*Tq kak Ani M (Melbourne) for this lovely email.
Bicara soal masalah ini termasuklah masalah yg jelas dan juga yang terlindung. Contohnya masalah yg berlaku dlm masyarakat kita tetapi ada sesetengah kumpulan mengatakan jg `busy body' dan `mind your own business'.
Rosulullah s.a.w juga pernah bersabda yg bermaksud (boleh tlg saya ye dptkan full narration for this hadith) hidup ini ibarat pelayaran sebuah kapal yang ada nakhoda, anak kapal, penumpang.Jika sebuah lubang kecil digali di bahagian dasar kapal tersebut, dan jika tidak dihiraukan oleh setiap yg ada di situ kerana mereka berada lebih atas dp tempat tersebut (di tingkat atas), akhirnya semuanya akan tenggelam juga.Moga kita semua sentiasa dalam perlindugan dan Rahmat Allah. Begitu juga dengan konsep `amal ma'ruf wa nahi munkar' dan juga `setiap insan itu lebih2 lagi saudara seIslam semuanya bersaudara dan kasihlah mereka seperti menyayangi diri sendiri.
"What food might this contain?" The mouse wondered.He was devastated to discover. It was a mousetrap.
Retreating to the farmyard, The mouse proclaimed this 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 -- the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey. The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see it. It was a venomous snake whose tail was caught . The snake bit the farmer's wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital. When she returned home she still had a fever.
Everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup. So the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient: But his wife's sickness continued. Friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig. But, alas, the farmer's wife did not get well... She died. So many people came for her funeral.That the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them for the funeral luncheon.
And 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 you think it doesn't concern you..... Remember .
*Tq kak Ani M (Melbourne) for this lovely email.
Bicara soal masalah ini termasuklah masalah yg jelas dan juga yang terlindung. Contohnya masalah yg berlaku dlm masyarakat kita tetapi ada sesetengah kumpulan mengatakan jg `busy body' dan `mind your own business'.
Rosulullah s.a.w juga pernah bersabda yg bermaksud (boleh tlg saya ye dptkan full narration for this hadith) hidup ini ibarat pelayaran sebuah kapal yang ada nakhoda, anak kapal, penumpang.Jika sebuah lubang kecil digali di bahagian dasar kapal tersebut, dan jika tidak dihiraukan oleh setiap yg ada di situ kerana mereka berada lebih atas dp tempat tersebut (di tingkat atas), akhirnya semuanya akan tenggelam juga.Moga kita semua sentiasa dalam perlindugan dan Rahmat Allah. Begitu juga dengan konsep `amal ma'ruf wa nahi munkar' dan juga `setiap insan itu lebih2 lagi saudara seIslam semuanya bersaudara dan kasihlah mereka seperti menyayangi diri sendiri.
A very good reminder though!
Saturday, May 8, 2010
