God's Signs
An extract from Like the Flowing River by Paulo Coelho
An old illiterate Arab used to pray with such fervour each night that the wealthy owner of the great caravan decided to summon him so as to talk to him.
'Why do you pray with such devotion? How do you know God exists when you don't even know how to read?'
'I do know, sir. I can read everything that the Great Celestial Father writes.'
'But how?'
The humble servant explained.
'When you receive a letter from someone far away, how do you recognise the writer?'
'By the handwriting.'
'When you receive a jewel, how do you know who made it?'
'By the goldsmith's mark.'
'When you hear animals moving about near the tent, how do you know if it was a sheep, a horse, or an ox?'
'By its footprints,' replied the owner, surprised at all these questions.
The old man invited him to come outside with him and showed him the sky.
'Neither the thing written up there, nor the desert down below, could have been made or written by the hand of man.'
An extract from Like the Flowing River by Paulo Coelho
An old illiterate Arab used to pray with such fervour each night that the wealthy owner of the great caravan decided to summon him so as to talk to him.
'Why do you pray with such devotion? How do you know God exists when you don't even know how to read?'
'I do know, sir. I can read everything that the Great Celestial Father writes.'
'But how?'
The humble servant explained.
'When you receive a letter from someone far away, how do you recognise the writer?'
'By the handwriting.'
'When you receive a jewel, how do you know who made it?'
'By the goldsmith's mark.'
'When you hear animals moving about near the tent, how do you know if it was a sheep, a horse, or an ox?'
'By its footprints,' replied the owner, surprised at all these questions.
The old man invited him to come outside with him and showed him the sky.
'Neither the thing written up there, nor the desert down below, could have been made or written by the hand of man.'
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Subhanallah.. sebab tu, yang penting tu iman & taqwa, kan?
Wallahu a'lam. Allah knows best. =)
Wallahu a'lam. Allah knows best. =)
6 comments:
wah. adh ada comment box. ^-^
first thing's first.
reply to your previous posts;
uiks. kte pembaca setia pe.
lol. setakat eh. anyways, suka lah dgn this last few posts. :D
[atiqah]
heh. okay okay. syukran tong kesayanganku. =P
[aart hilal]
hello to thee!
Paulo Coelho is a marvellous writer. And he has a blog? Thanks for sharing! And for the visit here, of course.
have a nice day to you too! =)
yes macam nak try carik lah Paulo Coelho - kat library je. hehe. sounds lovely lah. =)
and yeah i agree with atiqah - Pembaca Setia Blog Hafizah (yang nampak2nye macam LEBIH tinggi dari kite) Unite! =D
[farahin]
=D
syukran pembaca2 kesayanganku~.hoho!
eish, kite tak lebih tinggi lar.entah2 awk deceived by kasut kite kot. nyaha~
_Hafi_ yeah! welcome! =)
great week to you!
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