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A great lesson of life from one of the smallest creatures of Allah (swt):
One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny Ant carry a huge feather cross my back terrace.
Several times it was confronted by obstacles in its path and after a momentary pause it would
make the necessary detour.
At one point the Ant had to negotiate a crack in the concrete
about 10mm wide. After brief contemplation the
Ant laid the feather over the crack, walked across it and
picked up the feather on the other side then continued
on its way.
I was fascinated by the ingenuity of this ant, one of
God’s smallest creatures. It served to reinforce the miracle
of creation. Here was a minute insect, lacking in
size yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover
and overcome. But this Ant, like the two-legged co-residents of this planet, also shares human
failings.
After some time the Ant finally reached its destination - a flower bed at the end of the terrace and
a small hole that was the entrance to its underground home. And it was here that the Ant finally met
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its match. How could that large feather possibly fit down small hole?
Of course it couldn’t. So the Ant, after all this trouble and exercising great ingenuity, overcoming
problems all along the way, just abandoned the feather and went home.
The Ant had not thought the problem through before it began its epic journey and in the end the
feather was nothing more than a burden.
The Moral:
My dear friends, Isn’t OUR LIFE like that?
We worry too much about our family; we worry about money or the lack of it, we worry about work,
about where we live, about all sorts of things. These are all burdens - the things we pick up along
life’s path and lug them around the obstacles and over the crevasses that life will bring, only to find
that at the destination they are useless and we can’t take them with us.
This too shall pass!
A king called all of his wise men and counselors together for a meeting.
He addressed them and said, “I want you to go and think, read, and
research. Consult the wisest and most learned men in the land. Spare no
expense.”
“I want you to find the ONE statement that will get me through all situations
in life. Whether I am on top of the world or in the pits, find that
statement.” “I don’t want to learn long and complicated philosophies. I
want one simple statement. Find it or write it; I don’t care, just bring me
the statement.”
The men left and consulted for months. They finally returned and handed the King a scroll.
The King unrolled the scroll. On it was written four words. “THIS TOO SHALL PASS!” That was it.
The wise men explained. When you are on top of the world, that is but a fleeting moment, things
change, always remember, this too shall pass. When you are in the pits, all nights are followed by
day, at your lowest moments remember also, this too shall pass.
All external circumstances and material things change. No matter what your circumstances,
remember, “THIS TOO SHALL PASS!”
The wise men reminded the great King that this would get him through his earthly things but the
truly wise knew there were things beyond this earth and life. Things that were eternal.
True wisdom they reminded the King was in the ability to recognize the fleeting temporal things of
the material world from the truly eternal things.
O Great King they said, “Most of the things that you worry or gloat about are temporary and our
four words apply.”
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The Moral:
My dear friends, for most of our situations... “THIS TOO SHALL PASS!”
Holy Qur’an says:
“Everyone on it must pass away. And there will endure for ever the
person of your Lord, the Lord of glory and honor.”
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