LESSON OF THE DAY 1103

Ayahs of the Day:
By the scattering of winds, and those that bear burdens, and those that blow gently, and those that apportion their action, what you are promised is true; and judgment will come to pass. By the sky, with its orbits, you are involved in a contradictory doctrine by which the deluded are deceived. Doomed are those who conjecture, those who wallow in emotion distracted. [51:1 to 11]

Hadith of the Day:
Do not do evil to those who do evil to you, but you deal with them with forgiveness and kindness. [Bukhari]

Wise Quote of the Day:
There are two evils, having which, an abundance of good works is seldom profitable--------discontent with God's decree and wronging God's servants. [Shaykh Abu Hasan al-Shadhili]

Guidance of the Day:
If each of us lives up to our highest ideals, we will be giving the best teaching there is. The most powerful teachings that I have received have come through my ignoring what people say and observing what they do. Words are the last and most superfluous elements of teaching. Real change comes only through example.

If we want to get another person------or the world------to do something, we must do it first. If we want people around us not to fight, we must be peaceful ourself. If we want our kids to clean up their room, we must be willing to keep our own room clean. And if we want the government to not make radioactive nuclear reactors, we cannot afford to radiate poisonous waves of angry emotional reaction. [Cohen, The Dragon Doesn't Live Here Anymore]

Food for Thought:
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. It has been shown that most of what we worry about never comes to be. And no problem is solved by worrying about it. So take care of what the world needs now: love, sweet love. Taking care of what needs doing now leaves little time for fear and worry.