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nusrat-diu:


A little bird was flying south for the Winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field.

While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him.
As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was.

The dung was actually thawing him out!
He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy.

A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.

Morals of the story:
(1) Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy.
(2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend.
(3) And when you're in deep shit, it's best to keep your mouth shut!

nusrat-diu:
An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing. A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing?"

The eagle answered, "Sure , why not."

So the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested.
All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.

Moral of the story: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.

nusrat-diu:
A turkey was chatting with a bull. "I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree," sighed the turkey, "but I haven't got the energy."

"Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?" replied the bull.
"They're packed with nutrients."

The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree.

The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch.

Finally after a fourth night, the turkey was proudly perched at the top of the tree. He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him out of the tree.

Moral of the story: Bullshit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.

nusrat-diu:
This Story is about a man who once upon a time was selling Hotdogs by the roadside.
He was illiterate, so he never read newspapers. He was hard of hearing, so he never listened to the radio..
His eyes were weak, so he never watched television. But enthusiastically, he sold lots of hotdogs.
He was smart enough to offer some attractive schemes to increase his sales. His sales and profit went up.
He ordered more a more raw material and buns and use to sale more. He recruited few more supporting staff to serve more customers.
He started offering home deliveries. Eventually he got himself a bigger and better stove.
As his business was growing, the son, who had recently graduated from College, joined his father.
Then something strange happened.
The son asked, “Dad, aren’t you aware of the great recession that is coming our way?” The father replied, “No, but tell me about it.” The son said, “The international situation is terrible. The domestic situation is even worse. We should be prepared for the coming bad times.”
The man thought that since his son had been to college, read the papers, listened to the radio and watched TV. He ought to know and his advice should not be taken lightly. So the next day onwards, the father cut down the his raw material order and buns, took down the colourful signboard, removed all the special schemes he was offering to the customers and was no longer as enthusiastic.
He reduced his staff strength by giving layoffs. Very soon, fewer and fewer people bothered to stop at his hotdog stand. And his sales started coming down rapidly, same is the profit.
The father said to his son, “Son, you were right”. “We are in the middle of a recession and crisis. I am glad you warned me ahead of time.”

Moral of The Story : Its all in your MIND! And we actually FUEL this recession much more than we think

nusrat-diu:
Seyyed  JawAd   Ameli, a  great  Mojtahed, was  having  his dinner
when someone  knocked at  his door. A  servant from  his  master,
AyatollAh Seyyed Mahdi Bahrol Uloom appeared and said: “Your master
has sent for you immediately. He has just sat down for his dinner
but refuses to eat till he sees you.”

There was no time to lose. Seyyed Ameli left his  dinner and rushed
to Seyyed  Bahrul  Uloom’s  residence. Just as he entered, the master
looked disapprovingly  at him  and  said: “Seyyid Jawad! You Have no
fear of Allah! Don’t you feel ashamed of Allah?”

This came  as  a thunderbolt, because  he  could not remember doing
anything to incur the wrath of his master. Hesitantly he asked: “My
master may guide me where I have failed.”

“It is now a week  that  your neighbour  and his family are without
wheat or rice. They were  buying some dates from a grocer on credit
and  today  the grocer  refused to grant him any further credit. He
returned home  empty-handed  and  the family is without a morsel of
food,” Seyyed Mehdi said.

Seyed  JawAd  was taken  by surprise. ” By Allah, ” he said,” I have no
knowledge about this.”
“That is why I am displeased all the more.  How can you be   unaware of
your own neighbour? Seven days of difficulties have passed and you tell
me that you do not know about it. Well, if you had  known  about it and
ignored him despite your knowledge, then you would not even be a Muslim,
Syyed Mahdi admonished.

And then Seyyed Mahdi  Bahrul Uloom instructed him to take all the dishes
of  food  before him  to the neighbour. “Sit with him to eat, so that he
does not feel ashamed. And take this sum for his future ration. Place it
under  his  pillow or carpet so that he is not humiliated. And  inform me
when this work is completed. Till then, I shall not eat.”

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