Please, do not say
that no one has ever seen a pillow teaching,
especially the pillow of a teacher. You decide
after reading the story.
Once upon a time there
was a student who did not like the teachings and the
suggestions of his old, wise teacher. One day, the
student became very angry by the words of the old
teacher, because he was right in whatever he said.
He had shown his student all his weaknesses which
were difficult to accept and which the student did
not want to see.
The objective of the
teacher was to transfer him the right and the
correct knowledge as he has done to all of his
students, to prevent him as much as possible from
taking the wrong way and be helpful to him through
his vast experience. However, it was hard for the
student to accept the words of his teacher and he
was furious. So, he decided to take revenge from
his teacher as it was very difficult for him to
accept the facts told by his teacher.
In the first place,
the student told the teacher directly that he did
not know anything and he was just an old idiot.
Afterwards, he started talking against him. In
every place that he went he kept on telling lies
about his teacher and created ugly stories. Many
people turned their back on the teacher because of
the words that the student said against him.
At last, one day, at
school his brother was accused of doing something
very bad which was a complete lie. This made him
very unhappy as he knew that it wasn’t true.
Then, he remembered all the lies he told about his
teacher as well as the gossip and the backbiting
he made. He repented for what he had done.
At last he went to his
teacher’s home to apologise for his deeds with
tears in his eyes. He said ‘’I
have told many lies about you, twisted the truth. I
made everyone your enemy. Now, I understand my
mistake and I am guilty consicous. Please, forgive
me for what I have done.’ The teacher
did not answer him for a long time and at last he
said ‘’Yes, I can
forgive you, but at
first you must do
something for me.’’
The student was
surprised and said ‘’What do you want me to do?’’
The teacher looked into his eyes and said ‘’Now,
let us go upstairs to the attic and I will show
you, but I must take something from my
room
first.’’
When the teacher
returned he was carrying a big pillow under his arm
made of birds’feathers.
The poor student spent
much effort in order to stop himself from asking
what the pillow was for and why they went up to the
roof. In spite of this fact he remained silent.
They climbed upto the
top floor feeling breathless. There was a mild wind
blowing. From there, they could see the endless
land which was lying far beyond the city. All of
a sudden, the teacher, without saying anything tore
down the cover of the pillow and emptied all the
feathers into the air.
The mild wind
distributed the feathers and carried them
everywhere. To the other streets, to roof tops,
under the cars, over the trees, to the backyards
where the children played, moreover to the highway
and further away. The teacher and the student
watched for a while the feathers flying around. At
last, the teacher turned to his student and said
‘’Now, I want you to
go and gather those feathers for me’’.
The student gulped
‘’Gather all the feathers!? However, this is
impossible’’.
The teacher said
‘’Yes, I know. Those
feathers are like the lies that you told about me.
Once you start telling you cannot stop them
(spreading) even if you regret for it afterwards.
Perhaps, you can tell a few people that the things
you told about me were lies, but the winds of gossip
have carried them everywhere. You can put out a
single match by blowing on it, but you cannot put
out the fire in the big forest by a single blow
which has started by burning a single match!’’
The moral of the
story: My dear readers, do not live in a viscious
circle in order to find a solution to the
problems. During your whole life never speak
behind people. Never, lower yourself in order to
tell lies about people, to play tricks against
them, because some day the same things may be done
to you. A day may come when you will do exactly the
things once you have criticized as well as the
behaviour of people which you have found silly in
the past. When you feel that you are not
sufficient, then learn how to keep silent, be
affectionate to innocent and downtrodden people.
Most important of all, one day, you may remember
that you are a human being and you may regret for
what you have done. However, being sorry and
regretful is not something good. IT separates you
from yourself. In order to expain that such a
feeling is wrong correct Allah’s Rasul Hz.
Mohammad advises not to use the statement ‘’I
wish I didn’t !’’
May
you remain with love and may you be entrusted to
Allah.
Ýstanbul - 28.06.2007
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