Fire Does Not Spare

Hassan was a smart student in school. He listened to his teachers attentively and analyzed

the lessons with his own creative little mind. He was only in grade 6 but his thinking and analyzing made his teachers proud. They always said - Hassan is smarter than the grade 8 students.

One day, the science teacher Maria taught in the class - When you rub two flint stones, a spark is generated. If the spark falls on the dry grass, a fire is generated.

Teacher Maria continued - Yes, this is the same fire on which we cook in kitchens and light candles. Burning is a property of fire and anyone who came in contact with the fire would be burnt.

Hassan was listening and analyzing at the same time.

He thought of trying something. He lighted a candle at home and then deliberately put a piece of paper in the flame. The paper burnt.

Then he put a piece of paper on the table and shook the table. The paper fell on the candle and again got burnt.

He went back next day to teacher Maria and said - Teacher teacher! I did some experiments yesterday.  Fire will burn whether you put a piece of paper consciously or accidentally in it. Burning is truly a property of fire.

Teacher Maria was once again very impressed and proud of her student Hassan.

Moral Of The Story

Just like fire has a property to burn, a thought of God or saints has a property to clean

the mind. God and saints are pure. Whether we sit down and meditate upon a form of God or we meet someone accidentally who is talking of God which forces us to think of God - both would have the same impact. Both would benefit us by cleaning our material mind.

Similarly, if we think of God with love or with anger or hatred or any other feeling, the thought will still purify our mind. God and His saints are pure and nothing can make them impure. On the other hand, They purify the impurities of the mind.