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(3) Sheikh Sadi was a great religious preacher of Muslim religion in Iran. He was very poor. Once he had no shoes to wear and no money to buy. Without shoes, while walking, his feet used to burn and pebbles bruised his feet. He experienced much discomfort.
During this time he went for prayers to the mosque at Kufa. He saw at the entrance, a man with both his legs amputated. When Sheikh Sadi pondered over that man's helplessness, his eyes opened. He thanked God, "O God, how kind of you ! You have kept my two legs safe !"
If we look to the sorrows of others in the world, our own sorrows lessen. We then remain contented with the state that providence has placed us in.
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