A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream and put it in her bag. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry. The wise woman opened her bag to share her food.
The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked the woman for it. She gave it to him without hesitation. The traveler left, rejoicing in his good fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime.
But a few days later, he came back to return the stone to the wise woman. "I've been thinking," he said, "I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back in hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me the stone."
This means that our vision will become clear only when we can look inside our heart. The one who looks outside, dreams; while the one who looks inside, awakens.
Our Beloved Prophet (s.a.w) has said:
"The greatest jihad or the greatest war is the war over oneself."
Therefore, the man who desires to rule, must begin by ruling himself and only those who master themselves can be masters of their fate.
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