So You Think It Is Useless?

   An old man lived on a farm with his young granddaughter.Every morning, Atuk wakes up early sitting at the table reading his Quran.His granddaughter wanted to be just like him an tried to imitate him in every way she could.One day,the granddaughter asked,"Atuk,I try to read the Quran just like you but I don't understand it,and what I do understand,I forget as soon as I close the Quran.WHAT GOOD DOES READING THE QURAN DO?"


  The grandfather quietly turned after putting a basket of coal in the gunny-sack,and replied,"Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water."The girl did as she was told,but all the water leaked out before she got back to the house.....


  The grandfather laughed and said,"You'll have to move a little faster next time,"and send her back to the river with the basket to try again.This time,the girl ran faster,but again,the basket was empty before she returned home.Out of breath,she told her grandfather that it was impossible to carry in a basket,and she went to get a bucket instead.


  The old man said,"I don't want a bucket of water,I want a basket of water.You're just not trying hard enough,"then,he went out to watch his granddaughter repeating the task.At this point,the girl knew it was impossible,but she wanted to show her grandfather that even if she ran as fast as she could,the water would still leaked out before she got back to the house.


  The girl again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard,but when she reached her grandfather.the basket was empty.Out of breath,she said,"See Atuk,it's useless!"The old man said,"So you think it is useless?Look at the basket."The girl looked at the basket and for the first time she realized that the basket was different.


   It has transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean, inside and out!"THAT WHAT'S HAPPENS WHEN YOU READ THE QURAN.......YOU MIGHT NOT UNDERSTAND OR REMEMBER EVERYTHING,BUT WHEN YOU READ IT,YOU WILL BE CHANGED,INSIDE AND OUT..Written By Ainun..