08/17/2021
Rabia...the enlightened soul...
One evening, the sun was setting and
the neighbourhood found her searching for something on the street...
An old woman, everybody loved her;
of course everybody thought her a
little crazy, but she was a beautiful person..
so they all rushed to help her and
they asked,
What has been lost?
What are you searching for?
She said:
My needle.....
I was doing some needlework and
I have lost my needle.....
Help me!!!
You are so kind!
So they all engaged in the search....
Then one man,
seeing the fact that the street was so big and the needle was such a small tiny thing and that unless they exactly knew
where it had been dropped it would be almost impossible to find it,
came to Rabia and said:
Tell us exactly the spot.....
Rabia said:
Don't ask that because in fact
I have not lost it outside my house,
I lost it inside....
They all stopped searching and said....
Crazy woman!!!
Then why are you searching here outside
in the street when you have lost it inside the house?
Rabia said....
THERE is much darkness...
Here is a little light,
how can you seek when there is darkness?
And you know I am poor,
not even a lamp with me...
How can you seek when there is darkness?
So I am seeking here because
still a little sunlight is left,
and still something can be done to search..
The people started laughing....
They said:
You are really crazy!!!
We know that in darkness
it is difficult to search,
but then the only way is to
borrow a lamp from somebody
and search for it there....
Rabia said....
I never thought you people were so wise...
Then why do you always SEEK outside?
I was just following your ways....
If you are so understanding
why don't you borrow a lamp from me
and search inside?
I know there is darkness.....