His name was Ameen. He was a man of good character and he never wasted a chance to help others. Many adjectives could be added about his good qualities. But, he had a bad quality. That was his habit of sleeping. He used to sleep whenever and wherever he wanted.
Due to this bad habit of indiscreet sleeping, he had many losses. Several years passed. Ameen was at the gate of heaven. No doubt, he was worth entering heaven. Thus, he knocked at the door of heaven. The voice from the inside sounded thus: “The gate of heaven will not be opened always. Next time it will be opened after a thousand years. Please wait!”
“Why can’t I have a sleep? There is ample time for the door to open” Ameen thought. Thus he began to sleep. A deep sleep indeed.
While he slept, the door of heaven was opened. As he was sleeping deeply, Ameen could not enter the heaven. When he woke up hearing the noise, the door had already shut. Again he had to wait for another thousand years! Ameen began to sleep again. It is believed that Ameen is going on with his sleep even today.
This is a folktale. Sleep is good. It is essential for body and mind. Nonetheless, it is not fair that your sleeping habit foil the good things in your life.
Obsession with sleep is the reason for the failure in the lives of many people. They think: I can sleep a little more time. I can sleep whenever I get time. How many of you have woke up seeing a beautiful dawn?
Getting up early in the morning enables you to do more work and achieve great success.
Ameen’s story drives home another important point too. His negligence also caused him to lose heaven. In our life, we ignore certain things. We think: Isn’t there enough time to do things? Is it such an important thing? This is not a good approach to life. Negligence causes many losses in life. So, be alert. Don’t be negligent. These are two little but important things for success in life.
