Points to Ponder — Page 17
— 17 cleaned his nose with a portion of the robe. Unfortunately, the king saw the incident. The king roared, “Take away his robe. He has disgraced our robe. He cleaned his nose with our gift. ” As the king said this, Shiblī let out a shriek and started crying. As there was piety in the heart, there was righteousness in him; God had kept an opportunity for his guidance. When Shiblī let out a shriek, the king said, “I am angry with the commander. Why are you crying?” Shiblī stood up and said, “O King, I present my resignation. ” The king said, “What is this untimely request? What has come over you, and why are you resigning?” Shiblī said, “Oh King, I cannot carry out my responsibility. ” The king said, “What is the matter?” While weeping, Shiblī submitted, “This commander left this place two years ago. He was sent to a war which many great generals had lost. He was sent to an area which could not be retaken. He stayed away for two years. He went to the forests, mountains, and continuously fought with the enemy. He died every day, every morning, every evening. Every night his wife thought that she would wake up as a widow in the morning. Every morning, as she woke up, she thought that the evening will come and she will be a widow. Every evening as his children went to sleep, they thought that they would wake up orphans. Every morning when they woke up, they imagined that they would be orphans by the evening. He conquered that