EN ESPANOL: Purificando el mundo
How do we purify the world?- asked a disciple.
Ibn al-Husayn replied:
– There was once a sheik in Damascus called Abu Musa al-Qumasi. Everyone honored him for his great wisdom, but no one knew whether he was a good man.
“One afternoon, a construction fault caused the house where the sheik lived with his wife, to collapse. The desperate neighbors began to dig the ruins; eventually, they managed to locate the sheik’s wife.
“She said: “Don’t worry about me. First save my husband, who was sitting somewhere over there.”
“The neighbors removed the rubble from the area she indicated, and found the sheik. He said: “Don’t worry about me. First save my wife, who was lying somewhere over there.”
“When someone acts as this couple did, she/he is purifying the whole world.”
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My opinion is quite the opposite…if we don t help/ love ourselves first, how can we have energy to help/ love others?
It s because I help myself that I can help others…
speechless………..!!
nice story , and every couple should be like them ! then this world would be purest of all!
If you think this is a story about a couple, or a story about marriage or having a person who qualifies as a ‘true love’….THINK AGAIN!
It’s about:
ONE WORLD ONE LOVE.
The only way we can purify the world we live in is to have love for everything & everyone we come into contact with every day of our lives. (Sure, that means opening our hearts to ‘strangers’ and there surely may be some people who prove to be unlovable – but we should always try!).
Now go out and be good!
Peace.
but not every one decerve our love
LOL.. i hope things like this happen
I like this the Sheik was a good man and his wife too. They showed selfless acts by telling the rescue to save the other. I don’t know how many people now a days would do that? There is alot of selfish people in the world.
I would sacrafice my life to save a loved ones because that is the kind of person I am.
This story tells the great good of love and I not only enjoyed learning it, but agree that one selfless act of love is the beginning to purifying the World.
atlast you quoted some thing from islamic history as well
muy bueno ,cuanta sabiduria..
That the true meaning of love. Love is not selfish. It’s pure.He thinks first his wife than himself. I wish someday I could find that true love just like what I read today…Merry Christmas Paulo!(“,)
Nothing left to say,paulo i adore u,u changed my life since i began in reading for u,u r so deep and that’s what i like…..
GOD bless u
hola: thanks for existing in this world i lived.we love your work!! is so cool to be able to read your work everyday,,makes the day bareble!!! exelente,saludos desde mazatlan,sin.mex felices fiestas!!!
con respeto maestro:Fam. Severa Soto feliz 2011!
To be able to truly love another more that yourself and put them first…ahhhh now that is contentment.♥
LINDA LECCION DE AMOR Y PREOCUPACION!!!!
Beautiful, thank you.
It’s love sure but not only…..it’s to feel altruistic…..there is no ego….
and in those moment it means to be connected,to be one with all…..
Thank you for remember………thank you for share…….
Eso es Amor.
Paulo, salgo de vacaciones y me ausentare por un rato, quiero desearte que la luz de cristo llene tu corazon de mucho amor y paz.
FELIZ NAVIDAD Y PROSPERO AÑO NUEVO
I absolutely believe there are people like that! This story shows what love truely is. Love is not selfish. Thanks Paulo. Nameste!
pure thoughts are the essence of purifying the world…as pure thoughts will produce pure words and from there pure action…………
No hes not saying to be selfless, hes saying if you have been helped even once then do make sure you pass it on and help some else too, being selfless in this case wld be stupid for needs to be alive to help others…
That is pure love. Love purifies.
It was good that they both lived. Very Special that the neighbors went to their aid. So unselfish and caring that each one was more concerned with the other.
Wow
One Heart! Learn to listen to the voice of the heart! xx
Super ! That’s how it should / can be .. thanks for sharing
if everyone acts like this couple, the whole world will be pure again and the good energy will surround the human beings.
Ese es el verdadero amor, el cual en momentos de dificultad, es capaz de olvidarse de si mismo para pensar en el otro, y ambos llegan a coincidir hasta en el pensamiento, porque existe una mutual integración, es el dar y recibir, cuando en el mundo exista esa integración y comunión entre los seres que habitan el planeta, entonces existirá el AGRADECIMIENTO A LA NATURALEZA QUE NOS DA Y RECIBIMOS, REPRESENTADOS EN EL AGUA, LAS PLANTAS, LOS ANIMALES Y EL MAS PRECIADO QUE NOS CONVIERTE EN VERDADEROS AGRADECIDOS EL AMOR ENTRE LOS HUMANOS. Muchas gracias Paulo, yo estoy agradecida de sus momentos de lectura, que pase usted una feliz navidad y venga un próspero año nuevo, desde SANTO DOMINGO REPUBLICA DOMINICANA, ESPERANDO TENERLO AQUI PRONTO. FLAVIA PEGUERO.
hi….
by helping others and thinking of others before ourself is purifying the world… never thought of it…
you help us explain… so deep things so easily….
quite rejuvenating….
love you…
i dont think such selflessness exists . .. very rare , and i think infact its good to be a little selfish in life to keep you happy ….
agree. The 2 acts need to be balanced.selfless that makes others happy and selfishness that makes u happy.
when there is love ,the beautiful and good things will be possible . great story and real love . thank you .
What a perfect story of love for today, the 737th anniversary of the mystical poet Rumi’s passing into Union.
It reminds me of a story which is from Tamil Sangam period(Ancient time)There was little water in a pool in the forest where a a male and a female deer come for drinking the little water which can satisfy the quench of one deer only.The male deer pretends to drink water though it was in dire need of water but allowing his sweetheart to drink that water.It has sacrified its life for its sweetheart!!
Unselfish behavior! If everyone would be so then our world would be crystal pure!
Beautiful story about love, kindness, and the way it should be. Thank you!
All persons with great wisdom usually has a good heart. It’s nice to hear/read/witness proof of this hypothesis!!
Eres lo que amas, no lo que te ama.
hmm… so it is all about selflessness in order to purify the world but it is always easy with someone you love. how about being selfless for strangers?
A really wonderful story. Story of sacrifice, selflessness and love. Yes, if we teach such things our children and grand children, and we practice what we teach, yes in deed this world will be purified.
Thanks Paulo for sharing such a moral story with us.
Compassion is the highest vibration in the universe. It can disarm negativity and, yes, purify the world.
oh I wish 2 b like these sweet n caring people……
Cohelo!!!! Lo amoooo
Gracias x enseñarme tanto con cada palabra, con cada novela. Usted es un maestro de la vida!
I wish that i can be like this shiekh
we need this symbol to be in front of our minds all the time
OMG what a lovely story. Really: it brought tears to my eyes! Hope I´ll live to be able to experience a love like that! Not just for me, but for the entire earth!
This is the Love of soulmates.
The wise men say, you should learn to love yourself first to be able to share love with someone close. Follow your inner Love or Voice or Angel or Higher Self…or how ever you want to call it, in order to materialise this Love in the physical world.
And then we will be able to attract true Love, the Love of that person who is on the same wave length. Our Twin Flame…<3
Lots of work…:-))
Amor……. dificil de describir pero facil de sentir….
nice story, thank you for sharing with us :))
Paulo, vc é um homem formidável, maravilhso, e muito inteligente, é por isspo que leio tds os dias seu blog…
,beijus…
DEUS TE ABENÇOE
Love all your writings and the books I read. Keep on loving and spreading love around because love is all we need.
Dear Prof,
Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much is the one! And, what is better than sacrificing your life for the life of the one you love; it is the sanctity of the true love!!!
God bless you! Much love
fantastic story and i love it to much but i love it more because i am from Syria but i am not from Damascus , actully Aleppo
keep it gonig you are ispiration :)
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