Once a man asked Luqman Hakim “Are you the same person who used to graze sheep?” Luqman replied, “You are right. I am the same person. But why are you asking this question?” That man continued to ask, “From where did you obtain all this wisdom and intelligence?” Luqman replied,
“This is a gift from God, which is granted by telling the truth and by refraining from useless things and by behaving honestly.
Suffering is a gift. In it is hidden mercy. - Jalaluddin al-Rumi
ReplyDeleteLuqman said to his son: “O my son! I have never regretted because of keeping silent. If words are silver, silence is golden.”
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