Well, have you ever asked yourself what your real identity is? It is natural for many to feel bad after hearing this. Maybe many will say, "I am the son of so-and-so, I am the wife of so-and-so, I am the grandson of so-and-so." My question is, what is your own identity? How much have you been able to do for yourself? What have you been able to do for your family? What will you be able to do in the future? What is your real identity? Are you your father's child, mother's son, wife of so-and-so? Okay, you also need to have a personal identity, right? But we humans like to have other people's identities, and we like to follow and improve other people a lot. When a person achieves success, what is the benefit to you?
Let's say your brother has achieved success, your sister has achieved success, even your wife has achieved success, your father has also achieved success. You live with their identity. You consider yourself a respected person in the eyes of society because of their identity. How long will this respect last? Until you yourself become successful, you will not have any separate identity and you will not have any separate respect. If someone has succeeded, you will keep singing his praises. If someone has succeeded, you will present him in front of the society. Is this of any benefit to you? No benefit. I am saying that it is of no benefit to you. Allah Almighty Himself has said that I will not give success to that nation until that nation tries to change itself. What did you understand from this?
I don't want to work hard, I don't want to suffer, but we are very motivated to achieve success. I have seen people who are jealous of the success of others. Well, ask your conscience a question. Did that person become successful just like that? How much trouble was there behind his success? How many nights did he stay up? How many days did he not eat? Have you ever thought about that person? That person is successful. You only saw that person is currently earning a lot of money. You only saw that person is currently very well, but I don't know why no one wants to know. No one wants to hear. Before listening to a success story, you should also hear how many times that person has failed in his life. You don't want to work hard, but you think in your heart that one day you will become the owner of a lot of money.
Come out of your dreams and try to explore the real world a little. Reality is very difficult. You can't change this difficult situation even if you try a thousand times. If you want to change your fate, then I will tell you to work hard. When you work hard, you will definitely be able to change your fate. This is not my word, this is Allah's word because Allah Almighty has said that as long as you don't try to change your fate from your own place, I will never change your fate. Now, many people may say that I am trying to change my fate. I am working hard and suffering so much. Even then, why does my fate not change? Be patient. Patience is a tree that has a lot of cuttings, but if it bears a fruit, that fruit is much sweeter.
There are many people in our society who want to taste the fruit but do not want to bear the pain of cutting it. Let me tell you a short story. There were two stones in the mountain. One stone was white, absolutely beautiful, and the other stone was completely black. When the mountain people walked along the road or when the tourists went to roam there, everyone took selfies with the white stone and the black stone was neglected. No one ever took care of it, no one ever took selfies with it, even no one stood next to it and walked as they pleased. Due to this, the black stone became very neglected. If it was always sad, one day when some people went to the mountain as tourists, they saw a place that they liked very much. They thought that if a temple could be built in this place, then it would be very good.
Everyone took the initiative to build a temple, but now if you build a temple, you will have to put an idol in it, otherwise what will people worship? Hindus worship idols, but we all know that the brothers and sisters of Sanatan Dharma worship idols in the context of their religion. Whatever the idol, everyone went out to find a stone. Suddenly, one of them said, "Such and such guards have a huge white stone. We will all rub that stone together and make it like an idol." Then everyone went to the stone and said to the stone, "Sir, I have a job for you." Then they asked him what the job was. Then the people said, "We will rub you for 6 months and make a beautiful idol. Then people will bow down to you." Then the white stone came and said, "Brother, I will suffer for 6 months. I cannot do this. If there is any work that is not painful, then tell me." Then everyone was a little surprised. The black stone standing next to him said, "Sir, I will suffer for 6 months."
If you want, you can take me not only for six months, but even if it takes a year, I have no problem with it. Everyone became very happy to hear about the black stone and everyone brought the black stone near their temple in a car. Then for 10 long months, he cut the black stone, rubbed it, washed it well and turned it into an idol. Then it was installed in that temple. Then it was seen that people all came to that temple and worshiped that idol, gave it coconut water, it was wonderful, and even respected it a lot. They bathed it with cow's milk. Seeing all this, the black stone became very happy. But one thought came to everyone. Everyone brought coconuts, but there was no place to break the coconut. Then everyone decided to go to that white stone.
Then everyone went straight to the white stone and told him that there was a job for him. The white stone said that he would have to wait another six months. Everyone said no. You will be put to work right away. The white stone said that it was okay. Then everyone put the white stone right next to the temple. Then when people brought coconuts, they would break the coconuts in it. If the soles of people's shoes were torn, they would put the shoes on them and make a cake. If people had dirt on their feet, they would wipe the dirt off the white stone. Seeing all this, the white stone felt very hurt and said to the black stone, "How much do you respect and love me? Yet, despite you being black and so beautiful, everyone ignores me so much. Everyone wipes the dirt off my body, puts shoes on my body, and even breaks coconuts on my body."
How beautiful is your life and how ugly is my life, then the black stone said, I was beaten for ten long months and then given this form, because of which everyone respected me so much, when I was cut, when I was rubbed, when I was brushed, only I myself know how much pain I endured. Then the white stone understood that if you want to get respect in life, if you want to get love from someone in life, then you will definitely have to suffer, without suffering you will never get respect from anyone. What did you understand from this story that if you want to succeed in life, you must work hard, if you want to get respect, you have to work hard to make shoes from the skin of your own body, then only you will get respect.