About Struggling...

[SAFAH]

Bismillah

 

About Struggling...

 

 

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a

small opening appeared. He sat and watched the

butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its

body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop

making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten

as far as it could, and it could go no further.

 

 

 

So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took

a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit

of the cocoon.

 

 

 

The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a

swollen body and small, shriveled wings.

 

 

 

The man continued to watch the butterfly because

he expected that, at any moment, the wings would

enlarge and expand to be able to support the

body, which would contract in time.

 

 

 

Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the

rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body

and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.

 

 

 

What the man, in his kindness and haste, did not

understand was that the restricting cocoon and

the struggle required for the butterfly to get

through the tiny opening were Allah's way of

forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into

its wings so that it would be ready for flight

once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.

 

 

 

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in

our lives. If Allah allowed us to go through our

lives without any obstacles, it would cripple us.

 

 

 

We would not be as strong as what we could

have been. We could never "fly"!

 

 

 

 

 

 

I asked for Strength.........

And Allah gave me Difficulties to make me strong.

 

 

 

I asked for Wisdom.........

And Allah gave me Problems to solve.

 

 

 

I asked for Prosperity.........

And Allah gave me Brain and Brawn to work.

 

 

 

I asked for Courage.........

And Allah gave me Danger to overcome.

 

 

 

I asked for Love..........

And Allah gave me Troubled people to help.

 

 

 

I asked for Favours.........

And Allah gave me Opportunities.

 

 

 

I received nothing I wanted ........

I received everything I needed!

 

 

 

"fatabâraka-LLahu aHsanu-l khâliqîn"

"So blessed be Allah, the best of creators!"

Sura The Believer (23) verse 14

 

 

 

SUBHAN ALLAH!!