A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening, while she
was preparing supper, and he handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After his mother dried her hands on her apron, she sat down to read it, and this is what it
said:
For cutting the grass: $5.00
For cleaning up my room this week: $1.00
For going to the store for you: $.50
Baby-sitting my little brother while you went shopping: $.25
Taking out the garbage:$1.00 For getting a good report card: $5.00 For cleaning up and raking the yard: $2.00
Total owed: $14.75 Well, his mother looked at
him standing there, and the boy could see the memories flashing through her
mind. She picked up the pen, turned over the paper he had written on, and this is
what she wrote:
For the nine months I
carried you while you were growing inside me: No Charge For all the nights that
I sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you: No Charge For all the tiring times,
and all the tears that you've caused through the years: No Charge For all the nights that
were filled with dread, and for the worries I knew were ahead: No Charge For the toys, food,
clothes, and even for wiping your nose: No Charge Son, when you add it up,
the cost of my love is: No Charge. When the boy finished
reading what his mother had written, there were big tears in his eyes, and he
looked straight at his mother and said, "Mum, I sure do love you."
And then he took the pen and in great, big letters he wrote:"PAID
IN FULL". Moral:You will never how much your parents worth till you become a parent. Be a giver not an asker,
especially with your parents. there is a lot to give, besides money.
A man said to Hadhrat Hasan Basri (Rahmatullahi ‘alayh): ‘There are people who sit around you so that they may find fault with you!’
Hadhrat Hasan Basri (Rahmatullahi ‘alayh) replied: ‘People are not pleased with their Creator even though He provides for them. How can they be pleased with another creation like themselves?’