Fazl-e-Umar — Page 71
Fazle Umar 71 where he does not shirk from catching the hornets from the hive to make them happy! Hence, this small interesting episode throws so much light on a child’s temperament. Childhood is a very important period because it helps to highlight simplicity, the lack of hypocrisy, and informality in a person’s behaviour and conduct. Once a Hindu gentleman from Gurdaspur, Baba Kansie Ram sahib who revered Huzur, came to meet him at Batala Station. The topic of conversation turned to horses and Huzur stated: “Once in my childhood I was riding my horse…. As we set off it began galloping out of control. Every so often I tried to stop it but it would not stop… Then I reached a point where the horse was galloping in the direction of a well, which had no parapet. Some children were playing within a few feet of this well. I thought, to save my own life, I must direct the horse towards the children and forsake many lives for my own. And to save them I must head for the well where my own life would be in danger from falling off the horse. At that moment I decided that it was my moral obligation not to care for my own well being. Therefore I let the horse go straight ahead. The glory of God! The horse was galloping away but came to an abrupt stop at the mouth of the well!” 43 This incident demonstrates that when a person makes a firm resolve to offer a sacrifice in the way of Allah then sometimes Allah by His Grace, accepts the spirit of sacrifice but saves the person from the difficulties of the trial. S w I M M I n G , F O OT b A L L , w R E ST L I n G & OT H E R S P ORT S OF I n T E R E ST As mentioned already, Huzur enjoyed sailing boats and was an excellent swimmer. These games were played in the pools surrounding Qadian on all sides. These pools did not dry up but were only fit for swimming in the rainy season. Hadhrat Sahibzada Sahib took part in all games and pastimes that were in vogue in Qadian. Hence, one