MASJID TAQWA – Ml Abdullah Sayed
MASJID UTHMAAN – Ml M. Akhalwaya
MASJID ABU BAKR – Ml Abu Bakr Cajee
MASJID BILAL – Ml Waseem Laher
The Pancake
Six year old boy decided one morning to make pancake for his parents. He found
a big bowl and spoon; He pulled a chair to the counter, opened the cupboard and
pulled out the heavy flour canister, spilling it on the floor. He scooped some of the
flour into the bowl with his hands, mixed in most of a cup of milk and added some
sugar, leaving a floury trail on the floor which by now had a few tracks left by his
kitten. He was covered with flour and getting frustrated.
He wanted this to be something very good for his parents, but it was getting very
bad. He didn’t know what to do next, whether to put it all into the oven or on the
stove, (and he didn’t know how the stove works!).
Suddenly he saw his kitten licking from the bowl of mix and reached to push her
away, knocking the egg carton to the floor. Frantically he tried to clean up all
mess but slipped on the eggs, getting his pyjamas white and sticky.
Just then he saw dad standing at the door. Big tears came in the boys eyes. All
he did wanted to do was something good, but he did made a terrible mess. He
was sure a scolding was coming, maybe even a spanking.
But his father just watched him. Then walking through the mess, he picked up his
crying son, hugged him and loved him.
Moral of Story: That’s how Allah (SWT) deals with us. We try to do something
good in life, but it turns into a mess. Our marriage gets all sticky or we insult a
friend or we can’t stand our job or our health goes sour. Sometimes we just stand
there in tears because we can’t think of anything else to do. That’s when Allah
(SWT) picks us up and loves us and forgives us. But just because we might mess
up, we can’t stop trying to “make pancakes” Sooner or later we will get it right,
and then they will be glad to see that we at least tried…
“Success is not permanent and failure is not final. So, never stop working after
success and never stop trying after failure.”
