There is a sign in Everything

THERE IS A SIGN IN EVERYTHING Signs of God are spread all over the universe. One who remains open to learning lessons will see the whole world as living proof of divine realities. The indian writer Khwajah hasan nizami (1878-1955) once wrote an urdu article entitled “story of a Fly”. in it, he complained to a fly about the bother it caused people. “Why don’t you let us sleep in peace?” he remonstrated. “The time for sleep and eternal repose has not yet come,” the fly replied. “When it does come, you can sleep in peace. now you should remain alert and active.” This little exchange shows that if an individual remains open to admonition, he will find a lesson for his life even in such mundane events as the buzz of a fly. on the other hand, if his mind is closed, then not even the roar of bombshells and artillery fire will be able to break through his barriers. only the tempest of the last day will bring such people to their senses, but that will not be the time to take heed: that will be a time for retribution, not constructive action. The Quran tells us that a heavenly person is one who brings before God “a sound heart” (26:89). There is a saying of the Prophet to much the same effect. “Whomsoever God wishes good for”, he said, “he gives him the ability to understand religion” (Sahih al-Bukhari, hadith no. 71). These statements show that God’s greatest blessing to a person is an open mind and a sound, receptive intellect