The Blessings
A young man was getting ready to graduate college. For many
months he Had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing
his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had
purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation His father called
him into his private study.
His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how
much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift Box. Curious, but
somewhat disappointed the young man opened the box and found a lovely,
Leather-bound Holy Qur'an.
Angrily, he raised his voice at his father and said, "With all your money you
give me a Holy Qur'an?" and stormed out of the house, leaving the Holy book. He
never contacted his father again for long long time.
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a
beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old, and
thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that graduation
day.
Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father
had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son.
He needed to come home immediately and take care of things. When he arrived at
his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to
search his father's important papers and saw the still new Holy Qur'an, just as
he had left it years ago.
With tears, he opened the Holy Qur'an and began to turn the pages. As he read
those words, a car key dropped from an envelope taped behind the Holy Qur'an. It
had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had
desired. On the tag was the date of his
graduation, and the words PAID IN FULL.
How many times do we miss ALLAH's blessings because they are not packaged as
we expected?