Stop being a glass, become a lake!

Once upon a time, an unhappy young man went to an old master to inform him that he had a very sad life and asked for a solution.

The old Master instructed the
unhappy young man to put a
handful of salt in a glass of water and then drink it.

“Terrible.” – spat the young man.

The Master chuckled and then asked the young man to take another handful of salt and put it in a nearby lake.

The two walked in silence to the
nearby lake and the young man swirled his handful of salt into the lake.

The old man said, “Now drink from the lake.”

As the water dripped down the
young man’s chin, the Master asked, “How does it taste?”

“Good!” – remarked the young man.

“Do you taste the salt?” – asked the Master.

“No.” – said the young man.

The Master sat beside this troubled young man, took his hands, and said, “The pain of life is pure salt; no more, no less. The amount of pain in
life remains the same, exactly the same. But the amount we taste the ‘pain’ depends on the container we put it into. So when you are in pain, the only thing you can do is to
enlarge your sense of things.

Stop being a glass. Become a lake.”-

Keep patience in all circumstances and don't be disappointed from The Mercy of ALLAH.

May Allah (SWT) continue to bless us with happiness. Amin