The ability to distinguish between right and wrong is a gift, especially when faced with important choices. Remember, sadness often comes suddenly but fades with time. Every problem has a solution... you just need to know how to find it.
The following lines offer enough wisdom to help you understand the path to solving your problems: A worried person asked a wise man, “I need your help to find solutions to my worries.”
The wise man said, “I will ask you two questions, and I want your answers immediately. First, did you come into this world with these problems?” The man replied, “No.”
The wise man asked the second question, “Will you take your problems with you when you leave this world?” The man replied, “No, I will not.”
The wise man said, “If you didn’t bring these problems with you, and you won’t take them with you when you leave, then don’t burden yourself with worries. Be patient with worldly matters. Let the sky be your permanent refuge. Pray to Him above, rather than engaging yourself in earthly concerns. “Keep smiling as long as you have what you need. Your provision is decreed, and your destiny is already defined by God. Therefore, nothing in this world is worth worrying about.
Indeed, everything is in the hands of God Almighty, the Ever-Living and Self-Sustaining. “A believer’s life moves between ease and hardship. Both are blessings, for the believer expresses gratitude to God during ease and remains patient in difficult times. God Almighty has promised that the patient will be fully rewarded without question.” A lesson can be drawn from the statement above: If you want to live happily, don’t over-interpret, scrutinize, or analyze everything. Those who examine diamonds too closely may only see coal.
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A young man wanted to test Socrates. One day, a young man decided to test Socrates’ wisdom in his own way. He approached him and said, “Socrates, I have heard that you know everything, so I want to ask you a difficult question.” Socrates smiled calmly and replied, “Of course. Ask whatever you like.” The young man held a small bird in his hand, hid it behind his back, and asked, “Tell me, Socrates, is the bird in my hand alive or dead?” The young man had a plan. If Socrates said the bird was alive, he would crush it to death to prove him wrong. And if he said it was dead, he would release it, again to prove him wrong.
Socrates paused for a moment, then said with a knowing smile, “The matter is in your hands.” With that simple yet profound answer, Socrates revealed the depth of his wisdom. The young man realized that the answer was indeed in his own hands. He alone held the power to decide the bird’s fate. Moved by Socrates’ response, he walked away, having learned a valuable lesson about personal responsibility and true wisdom.
