A sagacious youth of noble family landed at a seaport
of Turkey, and, as he displayed piety add wisdom, his baggage was deposited in
a mosque. One day the priest said to him, “Sweep away the dust and rubbish from
the mosque.” Immediately, the young man went away and no one saw him there
again. Thus, did the elder and his followers suppose he did not care to serve.
The next day, a servant of the mosque met him on the road and said, “You did act wrongly in your perverse judgment. Know you not, O conceited youth that men are dignified by their service?”
Sorrowfully, the youth began to weep. “O soul-cherishing and heart-illuminating friend!” He answered, “I saw no dirt or rubbish in that holy place but mine own corrupt self. Therefore, I retraced my steps, for a mosque is better cleansed from such.”
Humility is the only ritual for a
devotee. If you desire greatness, be humble; no other ladder is there by which
to climb.
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