Islamic Parables - Stories on the Rights of Parents, Goodness and Earning Their Pleasure

The Magnificence of Doing Good for the Impatient

"Impatience is a common emotion we experience when dealing with the challenges of life. However, this story illustrates how doing good can be a remedy for impatient hearts. Being patient and doing good to others nourishes our souls and increases our inner peace. The path to being a good child becomes more meaningful with every step taken from a heart filled with love for others."

Eylül was a cheerful and helpful girl living in a tiny village. Every day on her way home from school, she would greet the elderly she saw along the way and help them. One day, an old woman fell down in the street. Eylül immediately ran to her and helped her up by holding her hand. The woman praised Eylül, saying, 'You are such a good child!' These words felt like a refreshing water to Eylül's heart. From that day on, the old woman began to wait for Eylül every day. The patience in waiting for Eylül nurtured her desire to do good and help others in her heart. Gradually, she began to fill with the wish to support all the elderly around her. Every weekend, Eylül would help her neighbors and bring food and water to those in need. Her actions began to be talked about throughout the village. In response to this, Eylül said to her mother, 'Mother, I have found the way to be a good child!' Her mother smiled and replied, 'Always do good, my child. This world needs children like you!' This story reveals the happiness of being a good child and the peace that doing good brings to one's soul.

Islamic Parables