INSPIRATIONAL SHORT STORIES

:: Butterfly ::

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a
small opening appeared. He sat and watched the
butterfly for several hours as it struggled to
force its body through that little hole. Then it
seemed to stop making any progress.

It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it
could, and it could go no further. So the man
decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of
scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the
cocoon.

The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a
swollen body and small, shriveled wings.

The man continued to watch the butterfly because
he expected that, at any moment, the wings would
enlarge and expand to be able to support the body,
which would contract in time.

Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the
rest of its life crawling around with a swollen
body and shriveled wings. It never was able to
fly.

What the man, in his kindness and haste, did not
understand was that the restricting cocoon and the
struggle required for the butterfly to get through
the tiny opening were Allah's way of forcing fluid
from the body of the butterfly into its wings so
that it would be ready for flight once it achieved
its freedom from the cocoon.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in
our lives. If Allah allowed us to go through our
lives without any obstacles, it would cripple us.

We would not be as strong as what we could have
been. We could never "fly"!

I asked for Strength.........
And Allah gave me Difficulties to make me strong.

I asked for Wisdom.........
And Allah gave me Problems to solve.

I asked for Prosperity.........
And Allah gave me Brain and Brawn to work.

I asked for Courage.........
And Allah gave me Danger to overcome.

I asked for Love.........
And Allah gave me Troubled people to help.

I asked for Favours.........
And Allah gave me Opportunities.

I received nothing I wanted ........
I received everything I needed!