When passing through a mountain pass, a Bedouin (villager, usually those who herds sheep) once came across an old man who was blind and who seemed to be afflicted with various ailments all over his body.
It was clear that he was wasting away. He was even paralyzed and was constantly forced to remain in a seated position.
The Bedouin could clearly hear him say, "All praise is
for Allah, Who has kept me safe from ailments with which He has tested
many among His creation; and He has indeed preferred me over many among
those that He created.""My brother!" exclaimed the Bedouin. "What have you been saved from? By Allah, I think that you have been afflicted with every single kind of ailment!"
"Go away from me," said the old man, as he raised his head. "Do I not still have a tongue with which I can pronounce His Oneness, and with which I can remember Him every single moment? And do I not still have a heart with which I can know Him?"
Moral of the story:
There are always people out there in worse shape than you are, with illnesses and disease, poverty stricken, without food or shelter, yet they do not hesitate in praising Allah's name, let us take a lesson in the wise old mans words, for he has spoken the truth.
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