Pleasant Stories & Anecdotes — Page 31
Pleasant Stories—One Of The Two Will Die 31 If these people saw and considered him a liar, then, in reality, they did not see him. . . If an observer looks with the eyes of love and conviction, then, certainly, there is an effect. The one who looks with hostility and enmity does not succeed to acquire faith. (Malf ūzā t, vol. 6, p. 66) One of the Two will Die There is a famous story that a woman had two daughters. One was married to someone near the bank of a river, and other was married to someone living in a high-altitude area. The woman was always worried that one of her daughters would die. If it rained too much, then the one living beside the river will die, and if it did not rain, then the one living in the high-altitude area will lose her life. Same would be the condition at the advent of the H akam [ Judge]. (Malf ūzā t, vol. 5, p. 32) The Finest Example of Craftsmanship A king asked one of the highly talented craftsmen to present a sample of his best craftsmanship such that he himself would not be able to create anything more remarkable than that. The king