Chinna Katha - 61 (Rabbia Malik and Hussein) (Short Story, As told by Bhagavan Sri Satya Sai Baba)

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"RABBIA MALIK AND HUSSEIN"

 

(Short Story, as told by Bhagavan SRI SATHYA SAI BABA)

 

Remember that your real nature is the same as the other mans; he is yourself

known by another name.

 

When you do good deed, you are doing it to yourself;

 

when you do a bad turn to some one, remember, you are injuring yourself; So,

avoid dong evil to others.

 

I am reminded of what Hussein, the son of Rabbia Malik of Persia used to do. He

rose early and went to the mosque for prayer with great diligence and devotion.

 

 

When he came, he found the servants of the house still sleeping on their mats

and he grew wild at them; he swore and cursed them for neglect of religious

duties.

 

Then his father chastised him. He said, ”Son, why do you get angry with those

poor souls who are too tired to wake up early"?

 

Do not wipe off the good results of your adherence to the rule of God by falling

foul of these innocent slaves.

 

I wish you would much rather rise late and abstain from the mosque, for now you

have grown proud that you are more religious than these others and you dare

blame them for faults for which they are not themselves responsible”.

 

(Story #61, from the Book: "CHINNA KATHA")

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