I can sleep when the Wind blows

Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. 

He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were 

reluctant to work on farms along the Atlantic. They dreaded 

the awful storms that raged across the ocean, wreaking havoc

on the buildings and crops. As the farmer interviewed applicants 

for the job, he received a steady stream of refusals.

Finally, a short, thin man, well past middle age, approached 

the farmer. "Are you a good farmhand?" the farmer asked him.

"Well, I can sleep when the wind blows," answered the little man.

Although puzzled by this answer, the farmer, desperate for help,

hired him. The little man worked well around the farm, busy 

from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt satisfied with the little 

man's work.

Then one night the wind howled loudly in from offshore. 

Jumping out of bed, the farmer grabbed a lantern and rushed 

next door to the hired man's sleeping quarters. Farmer shook 

the little man and yelled, "Get up! A storm is coming! 

Tie things down before they blow away!"

The little man rolled over in bed and said firmly, "No sir. 

I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows."

Enraged by the response, the farmer was tempted to fire him 

on the spot. Instead, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. 

To his amazement, he discovered that all of the haystacks had 

been covered with tarpaulins. The cows were in the barn, 

the chickens were in the coops, and the doors were barred. 

The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down. 

Nothing could blow away.

Lesson from the Story:

The farmer then understood what his hired man meant, 

so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew.

When you're prepared, spiritually, mentally, and physically, 

you have nothing to fear. Can you sleep when the wind blows 

through your life? The hired man in the story was able to sleep 

because he had secured the farm against the storm.

Inspiring Story:Signs of Happiness

There was a young couple who led a very happy life together.

 The only thing that they worried about was, whether their 

happiness would last forever or would they too would have 

to face problems.

One day, they heard that a wise old man had come to town; 

he could solve all kinds of problems and guide people. So the 

couple decided to visit the wise old man and tell him their 

source of worry.

The wise old man told them; "Travel around the world and seek 

a man and a woman who are perfectly happy as a couple. When

you find such a couple, ask them for a piece of cloth from the 

man's shirt, then keep that piece of cloth with you, and you 

always remain happy."

The young couple began their journey, to find the happiest couple

in their world. In one place they heard that the governor and his 

wife were the happiest people, so they went to their palace and 

asked them, "Are you the happiest couple?"

The governor and his wife replied, "Yes, we are happy in every way 

except for one thing; we do not have any children."

Well that didn't make the governor and his wife the happiest couple. 

So they continued their journey. They arrived in one city where they

had heard that the happiest couple lived. They went to their house 

and asked them, "Are you the happiest couple?"

The couple replied, "Yes, we are really happy in every way except that

we have too many children which make our life a bit uncomfortable."

No, this couple did not sound to be the happiest. And, so they continued

their journey. They visited many countries, cities, towns and villages

asking the same question but they did not find what they were looking for.

One Day the young couple came across a shepherd in the desert. 

The shepherd was grazing his sheep when his wife and child came along.

The shepherd greeted his wife and gently patted the child she was carrying.

She laid the mat and started to eat contentedly. The young couple came to

 them and asked them, "Are you the happiest couple?"

The shepherd and his wife replied, "Nobody is unhappier than the king." 

The young couple immediately realized that they were the happiest couple

and asked them for a piece of the shepherd's shirt, so that their happiness

 too would last throughout.

The shepherd said, "If I give you a piece of cloth from my shirt then I will

 be left without any clothes since I own just one shirt."

The young couple at once understood that it is very difficult to find 

perfect happiness anywhere in the world. The couple decided to return

to their own country. They went to the wise old man and related all that

had taken place. They also complained that his guidance was difficult 

to abide by.

The wise old man laughed and said, "Was your journey useless or did you 

learn something from it?"

The young man replied, "Yes, after this trip I have learnt that in this world, 

nobody is perfectly happy, only that person is happy who does everything 

to please Allah."

Noble Qur'an says: "And whosever follows My (Allah's) guidance, on them 

shall be no fear nor shall they grieve". (Holy Quran 2:38)

The wife said, "I have learnt that in order to be happy it is important 

to remember two things; first, all human beings should be thankful and 

contented with whatever they have."

Noble Qur'an says: "And your Lord declared publicly: if you are grateful,

 I will add more favors unto you". (Holy Quran 14:7)

"And secondly, for ultimate happiness one must always practice patience."

Noble Qur'an says: "Seek help through patient perseverance and prayers". 

(Holy Quran 2:45)

After that, young couple thanked the wise old man for his guidance 

and returned home. The wise man prayed for them and said, "Indeed 

the sign of happiness is in their heart and they have good manners and

if the lifetime is spent in pleasure of Allah there would be no differences

 in the existence of mankind."

Noble Qur'an says: "Whosoever follows My (Allah's) guidance, will not loose

 his way nor fall into misery. But whosoever turns away from My message,

 verily for him is a miserable life". (Holy Quran 20:123-124).

A Beautiful Story on Recession

This Story is about a man who once upon a time was selling vadapav

 by the roadside.  He was illiterate, so he never read newspapers.  

He was hard of hearing, so he never listened to the radio. His eyes 

were weak, so he never watched television.  

But enthusiastically, he sold lots of vadapav. 
He was smart enough to offer some attractive

schemes to increase his sales. His sales and profit went up. He ordered

more a more raw material and buns and use to sale more.  He recruited

few more supporting staff to serve more customers.  He started offering

home deliveries. Eventually he got himself a bigger and better store. 

As his business was growing, the son, who had recently graduated from 

College, joined his father. Then something strange happened. 

The son asked, "Dad, aren't you aware of the great recession that is 

coming our way?" The father replied, "No, but tell me about it." 

The son said, "The international situation is terrible. The domestic 

situation is even worse. We should be prepared for the coming bad times."

The man thought that since his son had been to college, read the papers, 

listened to the radio and watched TV.

He ought to know and his advice should not be taken lightly. So the 

next day onwards, the father cut down the his raw material order and buns, 

took down the colourful signboard, removed all the special schemes he was

offering to the customers and was no longer as enthusiastic. 

He reduced his staff strength by giving layoffs. Very soon, fewer 

and fewer people bothered to stop at his vadapav shop. And his sales 

started coming down rapidly, same is the profit.

The father said to his son, "Son, you were right". "We are in the middle

of a recession and crisis. I am glad you warned me ahead of time."

Moral of the Story:  

It's all in your Mind And we actually Fuel this recession 

much more than we think we do

What can we take away from this story??

1. How many times we confuse intelligence with good judgment?

2. Choose your advisors carefully but use your own judgment

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