Not long ago, three friends came to the
New York city. They decided to stay in
a hotel during the visit.
It so happened that their room ended up
being on the 60th floor.
The policy of the hotel was that
everynight after 12:00 a.m. the
elevators are shut down for security
reasons.The next day, the three friends
rented a car and went out to explore
the city. They enjoyed movies,
concerts, and other things throughout
the whole day. At one point, they
remembered that they have to get back
to the hotel before 12 a.m.
When they arrived, it was beyond 12
a.m. at night. The elevators were shut
down. There was no other way to get
back to their room but to take the
stairs all the way to the 60th floor.
All of a sudden, one friend got an
idea.
He said “For the first 20 floors, I
will tell jokes to keep us going. Then
another one of us could say wisdom
stories for the next 20 floors.
Finally, we will cover the other 20
floors with sad stories.”
So, one of the friends started with the
jokes. With laughs and joy,they reached
the 20th floor. Now, another friend
started saying stories that are full of
wisdom. So, they learned a lot while
reaching the 40th floor. Now, it was
time for the sad stories.
So, the third friend started thus, “My
first sad story is that I left the key
for the room in the car.”
Now, what is the point of this story?
This story resembles our lifecycle. For
the first 20 years of our life, we
spend time in joking and enjoying
whatever is out there. Then, after we
reach 20, we go into the work force,
get marriead, have kids and this is the
time when we use our wisdom. Then, if
we reach 40, we finally see the white
hairs and begin to think that my life
is coming to an end and the sadness
begins.
It’s better that we start our life in
the very beginning by remembering death
rather than preparing for it at the end
our life when very few of us have the
energy to obey Allah completely. We
should also remember that there is no
guarantee of a life of 60 years for any
of us, many have already left this
world way before that age.
May Allah give us the ability to make
use of our life before death and our
youth before old age, Ameen.
Wasalam
New York city. They decided to stay in
a hotel during the visit.
It so happened that their room ended up
being on the 60th floor.
The policy of the hotel was that
everynight after 12:00 a.m. the
elevators are shut down for security
reasons.The next day, the three friends
rented a car and went out to explore
the city. They enjoyed movies,
concerts, and other things throughout
the whole day. At one point, they
remembered that they have to get back
to the hotel before 12 a.m.
When they arrived, it was beyond 12
a.m. at night. The elevators were shut
down. There was no other way to get
back to their room but to take the
stairs all the way to the 60th floor.
All of a sudden, one friend got an
idea.
He said “For the first 20 floors, I
will tell jokes to keep us going. Then
another one of us could say wisdom
stories for the next 20 floors.
Finally, we will cover the other 20
floors with sad stories.”
So, one of the friends started with the
jokes. With laughs and joy,they reached
the 20th floor. Now, another friend
started saying stories that are full of
wisdom. So, they learned a lot while
reaching the 40th floor. Now, it was
time for the sad stories.
So, the third friend started thus, “My
first sad story is that I left the key
for the room in the car.”
Now, what is the point of this story?
This story resembles our lifecycle. For
the first 20 years of our life, we
spend time in joking and enjoying
whatever is out there. Then, after we
reach 20, we go into the work force,
get marriead, have kids and this is the
time when we use our wisdom. Then, if
we reach 40, we finally see the white
hairs and begin to think that my life
is coming to an end and the sadness
begins.
It’s better that we start our life in
the very beginning by remembering death
rather than preparing for it at the end
our life when very few of us have the
energy to obey Allah completely. We
should also remember that there is no
guarantee of a life of 60 years for any
of us, many have already left this
world way before that age.
May Allah give us the ability to make
use of our life before death and our
youth before old age, Ameen.
Wasalam
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