SPIRIT OF ISLAM MAY 2O18

36 Spirit of Islam Issue 65 May 2018 Man feeds grass to the cows and the cows convert it into milk returning it to man. Similarly, man should develop this culture of conversion— converting anger into forgiveness, problems into challenges, feeling of deprivation into a feeling of motivation, and the list can be endless. When there is a severe storm, large birds with strong wings fly upwards and save themselves from becoming victims of the storm. On the basis of this behaviour of the birds there is a common phrase, ‘big birds of the storm’. During negative situations, the behaviour of high thinking people will be akin to the behaviour of the ‘big birds of the storm’. They are those who will fly high above the situation and remain positive. They will stay peaceful and think of creative ideas to tackle their challenges. While we understand that there is a lot of learning that can be acquired from observing nature, we also need to understand that the behaviour of nature is by instinct, but man has to consciously, and of his own free will adopt these lessons. What is there to stop him from doing so? He is richly endowed with intelligence and power of reasoning. Value these gifts bestowed by God and make use of them fully. o Convert your anger into forgiveness, problems into challenges, deprivation into motivation, feeling of not being born with a ‘silver spoon’ into the feeling of being born with an ‘incentive spoon’. NOTICE Subscribers are requested to inform us about non-receipt of their copies, latest by 15 th of the month, providing their full name and address. WhatsApp & SMS 8050202626 email: thecentreforpeace@gmail.com A fresh copy will be promptly despatched.