After 21 years of marriage

After 21 years of marriage,

my wife wanted me to take another woman out todinner and a movie. 

She said, "I love you, but I know this other woman loves you too, and she would love to spend some time with you." 

The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my MOTHER, 

who has been a widow for 19 years,

but the demands of my work and my three children had m

ade it possible to visit her only occasionally. 

That night I called to invite her 

to go out for dinner and a movie.

 "What's wrong, are you well?" she asked. 

My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news. 

"I thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you," I responded.

"Just the two of us." She thought about it for a moment, and then said,

 "I would like that very much." 

That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up, I was a bit nervous.

When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about ourdate. 

She waited in the door with her coat on. 

She was wearing the dress that she
had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary. 

She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an angel's

.

 "I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they were impressed," 

she said, as she got into the car. 

"They can't wait to hear about our meeting."

We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cosy. 

My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. 

After we sat down, I had to read the menu. 

Her eyes could only read large print. 

Half way through the entries,

I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me. 

A nostalgic smile was on her lips. 

"It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small,"

 she said. 

"Then it's time that you relax and let me return the favour," 

I responded. 

During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation - nothing extraordinary but
catching up on recent events of each other's life.

 We talked so much that we 

missed the movie. 

As we arrived at her house later, she said,

 "I'll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.

" I agreed. 

"How was your dinner date?" asked my wife when I got home. 

"Very nice. Much more so than I could have imagined, thank you" I answered. 

A few days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. 

It happened so suddenly that I didn't have a chance to do anything for her.

Sometime later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place

mother and I had dined.

 An attached note said:

 "I paid this bill in advance. I wasn't sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two plates - one for
you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you, son." 

At that moment I understood the importance of saying, in time, "I LOVE YOU."
And to give our loved ones the time they deserve. Because nothing is more
important in life than family and they shouldn't be put off until "some other time.”

So do You THINK It Is Useless?

So do You THINK It Is Useless?
An old man lived on a farm with his young granddaughter.

Every morning Atuk wakes up early sitting at the table reading his Quran. 
His granddaughter wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way she could.

One day, the granddaughter asked, 
" Atuk, I try to read the Quran just like you but I don't understand it, and what I do understand, I forget 

as soon as I close the book. WHAT GOOD DOES READING THE QURAN DO ? "

The grandfather quietly turned after putting a basket of coal in the gunny-sack and replied, 

" Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water. "

The girl did as she was told. But all the water leaked out before she got back to the house...

The grandfather laughed and said, 

" You'll have to move a little faster next time, " 

and sent her back to the river with the basket to try again.

This time the girl ran faster, but again, the basket was empty before she returned home. Out of breath, she told her grandfather that it was impossile to carry water in a basket, and she went to get a bucket instead.

The old man said, 

" I don't want a bucket of water, I want a basket of water. You're just not trying hard enough, " 

then he went out to wacth his granddaughter repeating the task.

At his point, the girl knew it was impossible, but she wanted to show her grandfather that even if she ran as fast as she could, the water would still leak out before she got back to the house.

The girl again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard, but when she reached her grandfather, the basket was empty.

Out of breath, she said , 

" see Atuk, it's useless! ".

 " So you think it is useless? "

.
 The old man said, " Look at the basket. "

The girl looked at the basket and for the first time she realized that the basket was different. It has been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean, inside and out!.

" That's what happens when you read the Quran....you might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed inside and out. That is the work of ALLAH in our live. "

Read in the name of your Lord who created, created man from clot of blood. Read! your Lord is the most Bounteous, Who has taught the use of the pen, has taught man what he did not know.
( 96 : 1-5 )

Allah has never changed the blessings that He has given to a people until they themselves changed what is in their souls. Allah hears all and knows all.
( 8 : 53 )

I HATE MY MOTHER..

My mom only had one eye. I hated her...She was such an embarrassment.

  She cooked for students and teachers to support the family.

   

There was this one day during elementary school where my mom came to say hello to me. I was so embarrassed. How could she do this to me. I ignored her, threw her a hateful look and ran out.

The next day at school one of my classmates said, “EEEE, your mom only has one eye.!!” I wanted to bury  myself. I also wanted my mom to just disappear.

So I confronted her that day and said,  

“If you're only gonna make me a laughing stock, why don't you just die?!!!"

My mom did not respond...
  

I didn't even stop to think for a second about what I had said, because I was full of anger.

I was oblivious to her feelings.

 I wanted out of that house, and have nothing to do with her. 

So I studied real hard, got a chance to go to Singapore to study. 

Then, I got married. I bought a house of my own.

 I had kids of my own. I was happy with my life, my kids and the comforts.
 

 Then one day, my mother came to visit me. She hadn't seen me in years and she didn't even meet her grandchildren. When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and I yelled at her for coming over uninvited.

I screamed at her,

 "How dare you come to my house and scare my children! GET OUT OF HERE! NOW !!!"
  

And to this, my mother quietly answered,

"Oh, I'm so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address,"

and she disappeared out of sight.
 

 One day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house in Singapore.

 So I lied to my wife that I was going on a business trip.

After the reunion, I went to the old shack which was my childhood home just out of curiosity. M

y neighbours said that she has passed away.
 

I did not shed a single tear. They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have. "

What Islam Taught about Parents;

1.     1)Dan kami wajibkan manusia berbuat baik kepada kedua ibu bapanya; ibunya telah mengandungnya dengan menanggung kelemahan demi kelemahan ( dari awal mengandung hingga akhir menyusunya), dan tempoh menceraikan susunya ialah dalam masa 2 tahun; (dengan yang demikian) bersyukurlah kepadaKu dan kepada kedua ibu bapamu; dan (ingatlah), kepada Aku lah jua tempat kembali (untuk menerima balasan)          
          Surah Luqman: 14]

2. “     2)Dan Kami wajibkan manusia berbuat baik kepada kedua ibubapanya : ibunya telah mengandungnya dengan menanggung susah payah dan telah melahirkannya dengan menanggung susah payah”.[ Surah Al-Ahqaf : 15 ]

3. “      3)Syurga terletak di bawah telapak kaki Ibu’”[ HR Al-Bukhari & Muslim ]