My mum once told me a story about a woman who used to come around her office often. She was always friendly, smiling and greeting everyone. But the moment she left, people would start talking about her bad breath.
One day, after the usual greetings, my mum gently pulled her aside and told her about it. The woman admitted she already knew and was really embarrassed. She said she had tried everything she could think of, but nothing worked. My mum then suggested she see a doctor.
She didn’t come back for a while. When she eventually did, she came to thank my mum. She said that after seeing a doctor, she found out she had a serious internal medical condition that was causing an infection, and that was where the smell was coming from. It wasn’t her mouth at all, it was a sign that something much more serious was going on inside her body. The doctors told her that if she had waited any longer, things could have turned out very badly.
Seeing this post prompted me to share a story. Not fiction
When my elder sister gave birth to her first child, her husband would usually carry the baby during his morning prayers. It started off as, “Let me help my wife carry the baby since she couldn’t sleep last night,” and soon became a routine.
Every day, by 4 a.m., as he prepared for his daily morning prayers, the baby would wake up crying. He would carry her on his chest like in this image and pray with her for the two hours he usually spends in prayer. The beautiful thing about this routine was that once he carried her and she rested on his chest, she stopped crying. She would remain awake but peaceful throughout the entire prayer session.
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