Are we this foolish?

A Very Small But Important Story-

There lived in a town a very rich man, who was
given every comfort and luxury by Allah. He had
a servant who was slightly foolish. One day the

rich man called him and presented him with a gift
saying: “Keep this in a safe place until you find
someone more foolish than yourself. When you
do, give it to Him.”
The servant replied: “Very good, Sir!”
After some time, the rich man became very ill.
Many doctors treated him but therewas no sign
of recovery. He finally lost hope and called for his
servant and said to Him: “I am leaving now. If I
have caused you any grief, please forgive me.”
Servant: “Sir, where are you going?”
Rich Man: “Where everyone has to go.”
Servant: “When wil you return?”
Rich Man: “I am going to a place from where
there is no return.”
Servant: “I see…Have you made your
preparations for your comfort there, sir?”
Rich Man: “No.”
Servant: “Sir, have you made arangements to
safeguard yourself from heat and cold?”
Rich Man: “No.”
Servant: “What have you done about your food
and drink, sir?”
RichMan: “Nothing.”
Hearing this, the servant laughed and said: “Sir,
this is most surprising. In your temporary home,
you have made all sorts of arrangements of joy
and comfort; buildings and bungalows, gardens
and parks, servants and maids, beautiful cars,
shops, factories and all sorts of luxuries, but for
your permanent home, you have made no
preparations whatsoever.
Now tell me sir! Where will I find someone more
foolish than you? Hence I am giving this gift to
you.”
The moral of the story is that we should take time
out and review frequently whetherour actions
are solely for the life of this world or for the
eternal life in the hereafter.