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Post by simnani on Nov 21, 2004 7:17:33 GMT
A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from San Francisco. "Mom and Dad, I'm coming home, but I've got a favor to ask. I have a friend I'd like to bring with me." "Sure," they replied, "we'd love to meet him."
"There's something you should know," the son continued, "he was hurt pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped on a land mine and lost an arm an leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to come live with us."
"I'm sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live."
"No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us."
"Son," said the father, "you don't know what you're asking. Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible burden on us. We have our own lives to live, and we can't let something like this interfere with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He'll find a way to live on his own." At that point, the son hung up the phone. The parents heard nothing more from him.
A few days later, however, they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building, they were told. The police believed it was suicide. The grief-stricken parents flew to San Francisco and were taken to the city morgue to identify the body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn't know, their son had only one arm and one leg.
The parents in this story are like many of us. We find it easy to love those who are good-looking or fun to have around, but we don't like people who inconvenience us or make us feel uncomfortable. We would rather stay away from people who aren't as healthy, beautiful, or smart as we are.
Thankfully, there's Someone who won't treat us that way. Someone who loves us with an unconditional love that welcomes us into the his mercy, regardless of how messed up we are. Tonight, before you tuck yourself in for the night, say a little prayer- Dua'a - that ALLAH will give you the strength you need to accept people as they are, and to help us all be more understanding of those who are different from us!!!
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Tasleem
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Post by Tasleem on Nov 21, 2004 7:42:48 GMT
I gasped in horror when I read the last paragraph of the story....even got a little upset. A very sad story, but a great moral indeed. And a good message posted by Br. Simnani, as what he has said is very true - definitly give us all something to think about. Remember: My [Allah's] mercy encompasses all things. Surah Al-A'raf (7:156). Thanks for sharing the story with us Brother.
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Post by zainab on Nov 21, 2004 12:36:07 GMT
A very sad story, and true too this generation and society of this western world. I say western as , in India and pakistan and probably africa you see deformaties, and disabilitys but there the family unit all is one and all help and rally around to support each other, even without any money.
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Post by Ashiq e Rasool on Nov 21, 2004 13:06:32 GMT
A Thankfully, there's Someone who won't treat us that way. Someone who loves us with an unconditional love that welcomes us into the his mercy, regardless of how messed up we are. Tonight, before you tuck yourself in for the night, say a little prayer- Dua'a - that ALLAH will give you the strength you need to accept people as they are, and to help us all be more understanding of those who are different from us!!! [/i] [/quote] Sad story, and good ending Ameen! but if you all read on the sisters board there are parents out there who still do give their children unconditional love. Read Miracle in 2004. Its about an english family who stood by there daughter, at the age of 5 and supported her and her wish to become a muslim. Stanuch christian church goer's are the words described by sister safia. Would we in this day and age , if our child came home and said mum ,dad, I want to become a hindu, or christian, would we as parents have supported our child. Ask yourself that question and answer Honestly! May Allah as parents Never let any Muslim Parents ever Have to come across that situation. That is unconditional love. A must read by all. and thank you brother Simnani for this thread.
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Post by adamalli on Nov 21, 2004 18:14:24 GMT
A good story and sad ending. If only the parents had'nt been so selfish. I just read that story Miracle about the girl Katie, if I came home and said I want to change my religeon my mum would kill me Not that I would ever do that. I think we dont realise how lucky we are to be born as muslims.
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Post by furqaan on Nov 21, 2004 18:40:27 GMT
Tonight, before you tuck yourself in for the night, say a little prayer- Dua'a - that ALLAH will give you the strength you need to accept people as they are, and to help us all be more understanding of those who are different from us!!! [/i] [/quote] very well said brother simnani, sad state of affairs when your own child becomes a burden on you! I too read the story on the sisters board, an amazing story, and yes ,definately a case of Unconditional love, and rightly said Sister ashiqerasool, a big Test of love for the Parents. Hopefully little fatima one Day Insha Allah revert them back to Islam. Allah (S.W.T. chooses who he wants to guide into Islam and he chose little (Katie) Fatima.
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Post by Nudrat on Nov 22, 2004 11:49:35 GMT
Sad story, I bet they were thinking "IF ONLY" sometimes as we realise in this story its too late for "if only's"
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Post by Faith on Nov 22, 2004 13:01:18 GMT
Agree with everyone ! was sad.
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Post by Abdul Rafiq on Nov 22, 2004 16:45:51 GMT
Dont want to 'twist' the story, but why didnt the son just tell his parents the truth about his new disablitiies and then maybe................
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Post by blackburnashrafi on Nov 22, 2004 17:25:04 GMT
Dont want to 'twist' the story, but why didnt the son just tell his parents the truth about his new disablitiies and then maybe................ I imagine it was to get the parent's true reaction as to how they would behave. If the son told the truth from the forefront the parents may have accepted the request but deep inside may have looked upon the son as a burden. maybe what?.........not have seen the need to commit suicide? The son probably thought his life wasn't worth living hence he felt suicide was the only option. Who else would have given the 'uncondtional love' he so required in his greatest time of need? If you're implying that he should have told the truth after the lie then I agree maybe the parents may have had a change of heart. But the change of heart would have been conditional....the condition being they're only taking care of him because he's their son. The damage had already been done.....the son probably thought he would still be a burden and decided to end his life.
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Post by Tuhe aine Nur on Nov 22, 2004 22:22:57 GMT
Well said Brother
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