Saturday, 10 September 2011

"Don't be fooled by the gardener's kindness"

Nobody does anything just for the sake of it. There are allways strings attached to it. A persian saying goes:

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ENGLISH:

"Don't be fooled by the gardener's kindness , O flower!
The water that you get, is for the roses he's expecting."

NEDERLANDS:

"Weest toch niet misleid door de vriendelijkheid van de tuinier , O bloem! Het water dat je krijgt, is voor de rozen waar hij op wacht."

4 comments:

  1. "Nobody" is a big word, let's not generalize. There are some people who do good deeds and help others out of generosity and hoping for Allah's reward. And I even experienced "What goes around comes around" but multiplied, may I add. When you do a small good deed, the reward is far better in return for it Alhamdu'lillah.

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  2. But I could argue : Even they are doing it for a reward they expect (from Allah). It's not just for the sake of it : )

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  3. But that's nothing to be blamed for, that's the best thing to do - do good things to people so that Allah does good to you.

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