A crow lived in the forest and was absolutely satisfied in life. But one day he saw a white swan. “This swan is so white,” he thought, “and I am so black. This swan must be the happiest bird in the world.”
He expressed his thoughts to the swan. “Actually,” the swan replied, “I was feeling that I was the happiest bird around until I saw a parrot, which has two colors. I now think the parrot is the happiest bird in creation.” The crow then approached the parrot. The parrot explained, “I lived a very happy life until I saw a peacock. I have only two colors, but the peacock has multiple colors.”
The crow then visited a peacock in the zoo and saw that hundreds of people had gathered to see him. After the people had left, the crow approached the peacock. “Dear peacock,” the crow said, “you are so beautiful. Every day thousands of people come to see you. When people see me, they immediately shoo me away. I think you are the happiest bird on the planet.”
The peacock replied, “I always thought that I was the most beautiful and happy bird on the planet. But because of my beauty, I am entrapped in this zoo. I have examined the zoo very carefully, and I have realized that the crow is the only bird not kept in a cage. So for past few days, I have been thinking that if I were a crow, I could happily roam everywhere.”
That’s our problem too. We make unnecessary comparison with others and become sad. We don’t value what God has given us. This all leads to the vicious cycle of unhappiness. Learn to be happy in what you have instead of looking at what you don’t have. There will always be someone who will have more or less than you have. Person who is satisfied with what he/she has, is the happiest person in the world.
A person, who copies others, forgets one's own identity and becomes ludicrous (ridiculous).
Defeat your inner enemy, ignite creative expression and unleash your soul's potential.
The greatest enemy we face - one that is indeed greater than any external threat - is the uncontrolled mind. It is the mental habit that makes you timid (lack of courage, afraid) when it comes to dealing with certain difficult situations and also allows oppressive and frustrated feelings to build up inside you. As a result, you might "freak out (suddenly feel extremely surprised, upset, angry, or confused)" or "blow up," becoming your own worst enemy.
Each of us has unique strengths and weaknesses that compose who we are.
Az-Zumar (The Groups) 39:53
قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَى أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِن رَّحْمَةِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ
SAY: [Thus speaks God:] O you servants of Mine who have transgressed against your own selves! Despair not of God's mercy: behold, God forgives all sins - for, verily, He alone is much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace!
When we are happy, we perform the best, we are more productive.
A person, who copies others, forgets one's own identity and becomes ludicrous (ridiculous).
Defeat your inner enemy, ignite creative expression and unleash your soul's potential.
The greatest enemy we face - one that is indeed greater than any external threat - is the uncontrolled mind. It is the mental habit that makes you timid (lack of courage, afraid) when it comes to dealing with certain difficult situations and also allows oppressive and frustrated feelings to build up inside you. As a result, you might "freak out (suddenly feel extremely surprised, upset, angry, or confused)" or "blow up," becoming your own worst enemy.
Each of us has unique strengths and weaknesses that compose who we are.
Az-Zumar (The Groups) 39:53
قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَى أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِن رَّحْمَةِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ
SAY: [Thus speaks God:] O you servants of Mine who have transgressed against your own selves! Despair not of God's mercy: behold, God forgives all sins - for, verily, He alone is much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace!
When we are happy, we perform the best, we are more productive.
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