2. MARIAM WAS STAYING WITH HER AUNT , DURING HER VACATION. HER AUNTMARIAM WAS STAYING WITH HER AUNT , DURING HER VACATION. HER AUNT
WAS A GOD FEARING LADY. ONE DAY, MARIAM HEARD HER AUNT SAYING ,“WAS A GOD FEARING LADY. ONE DAY, MARIAM HEARD HER AUNT SAYING ,“
THOUGH I COULD GIVE UP MANY OF MY EARTHLY DESIRES, I CANNOT GIVETHOUGH I COULD GIVE UP MANY OF MY EARTHLY DESIRES, I CANNOT GIVE
UP MY STRONG PASSION FOR MUSIC.” MARIAM WAS CONFUSED HEARINGUP MY STRONG PASSION FOR MUSIC.” MARIAM WAS CONFUSED HEARING
THESE WORDS. SHE ASKED, “ WHATZ WRONG WITH MUSIC? I LOVE ALLTHESE WORDS. SHE ASKED, “ WHATZ WRONG WITH MUSIC? I LOVE ALL
SORTS OF MUSIC. I DON’T THINK IT’S BAD.”SORTS OF MUSIC. I DON’T THINK IT’S BAD.”
3. HER AUNT REPLIED , “THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH
MUSIC MY DEAR, BUT WE NEED TO REALISE THAT THERE IS A
LOT OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ROMANTIC SONGS AND
HYMNS SUNG IN PRAISE OF GOD.” MARIAM SAYS, “ COME ON
AUNTY. THERE IS NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE. ALL SORTS OF
SONG PLEASE OUR MIND, MAKE US HAPPY, THATZ WHAT WE
REQUIRE.I AM GOING TO TRANSFER SOME BEAUTIFUL
ROMANTIC SONGS TO YOUR MOBILE. YOU WOULD JUST LOVE
THEM AND DON’T THINK THAT YOU ARE DOING A SIN. BE
COOL.”
4. NEXT DAY, MARIAM GOT UP. WHILE PRAYING, ANEXT DAY, MARIAM GOT UP. WHILE PRAYING, A
DEVOTIONAL SONG ATTRACTED HER SO MUCH THATDEVOTIONAL SONG ATTRACTED HER SO MUCH THAT
SHE COLLECTED THE LYRICS OF THAT SONG. SHESHE COLLECTED THE LYRICS OF THAT SONG. SHE
LEARNT THE SONG AND STARTED SINGING IT ALOUD.LEARNT THE SONG AND STARTED SINGING IT ALOUD.
SOON SHE GOT IMMERSED IN THAT SONG. SHE FELTSOON SHE GOT IMMERSED IN THAT SONG. SHE FELT
THAT ANJELS ARE SINGING ALONG WITH HER. ITTHAT ANJELS ARE SINGING ALONG WITH HER. IT
WAS A HEAVENLY EXPERIENCE FOR HER. SHE FELTWAS A HEAVENLY EXPERIENCE FOR HER. SHE FELT
SO HAPPY.SO HAPPY.
5. LATER , SHE WAS DOING SOMELATER , SHE WAS DOING SOME
WORK IN THE COMPUTER. THEN,WORK IN THE COMPUTER. THEN,
SHE HEARD HER AUNT PLAYINGSHE HEARD HER AUNT PLAYING
THE ROMANTIC SONG WHICH SHETHE ROMANTIC SONG WHICH SHE
GAVE HER. FOR THE FIRST TIME INGAVE HER. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
HER LIFE, MARIAM COULD NOTHER LIFE, MARIAM COULD NOT
ENJOY THE SONG SHE ADMIREDENJOY THE SONG SHE ADMIRED
SO MUCH. SHE FELT A GREATSO MUCH. SHE FELT A GREAT
DIFFERENCE BETWEENDIFFERENCE BETWEEN
DEVOTIANAL SONS ANDDEVOTIANAL SONS AND
ROMANTIC SONGS. SHE THENROMANTIC SONGS. SHE THEN
HEARD AN INNER VOICE SAYING,HEARD AN INNER VOICE SAYING,
“WHY DO YOU GO BEHIND“WHY DO YOU GO BEHIND
EARTHLY SONGS WHEN I HAVEEARTHLY SONGS WHEN I HAVE
GIVEN YOU SUCH HEAVENLYGIVEN YOU SUCH HEAVENLY
SONGS TO ENJOY? WHY DID YOUSONGS TO ENJOY? WHY DID YOU
GIVE EARTHLY SONGS TO MYGIVE EARTHLY SONGS TO MY
DAUGHTER .GO & TELL HER TODAUGHTER .GO & TELL HER TO
DELETE THEM.” MARIAM’S EARDELETE THEM.” MARIAM’S EAR
WAS BURNING. SHE WAS AFRAID.WAS BURNING. SHE WAS AFRAID.
SHE RAN TO HER AUNT AND TOLDSHE RAN TO HER AUNT AND TOLD
HER EVERYTHING SHE HEARD.HER EVERYTHING SHE HEARD.
HER AUNT JUST SMILED. SHEHER AUNT JUST SMILED. SHE
UNDERSTOOD EVERYTHING. SHEUNDERSTOOD EVERYTHING. SHE
MADE A DECISION THAT SHE WILLMADE A DECISION THAT SHE WILL
NEVER GO BEFORE SUCH SONGS.NEVER GO BEFORE SUCH SONGS.
SHE DELETED ALL THE SONGS.SHE DELETED ALL THE SONGS.
EVEN MARIAM DID THE SAME.EVEN MARIAM DID THE SAME.
SOON, THE BURNING SENSATIONSOON, THE BURNING SENSATION
VANISHED.VANISHED.
6. GOD HAS GIVEN US EVERYTHINGGOD HAS GIVEN US EVERYTHING
FOR ENJOYMENT. EVEN THEN, WEFOR ENJOYMENT. EVEN THEN, WE
GO BEHIND VEDIOS, UNNECESSARYGO BEHIND VEDIOS, UNNECESSARY
CHATTING BUSINESS, DATING,CHATTING BUSINESS, DATING,
DRUGS, ALCOHOLS . WHAT DO WEDRUGS, ALCOHOLS . WHAT DO WE
GAIN FROM ALL THESE????GAIN FROM ALL THESE???? UTTERUTTER
DISTRESS. AND NOTHING ELSE.DISTRESS. AND NOTHING ELSE.
GOD KNOWS THAT HIS SON/GOD KNOWS THAT HIS SON/
DAUGHTER IS GOING IN THE WRONGDAUGHTER IS GOING IN THE WRONG
PATH. HE KNOWS THAT THEY AREPATH. HE KNOWS THAT THEY ARE
GETTING LURED BY SATAN. HEGETTING LURED BY SATAN. HE
KNOWS VERY WELL THAST HIS KIDKNOWS VERY WELL THAST HIS KID
IS GOING TO FALL INTO A DEEP PIT.IS GOING TO FALL INTO A DEEP PIT.
HE SPEAKS TO US, HE BEGS US NOTHE SPEAKS TO US, HE BEGS US NOT
TO GO AHEAD BUT WE IGNORE THATTO GO AHEAD BUT WE IGNORE THAT
INNER VOICE. FINALLY, WE END UPINNER VOICE. FINALLY, WE END UP
BROKEN HEARTED AND COMPLAINSBROKEN HEARTED AND COMPLAINS
TO GOD, “ WHY YOU DIDN’T SAVE METO GOD, “ WHY YOU DIDN’T SAVE ME
FROM THIS WRETCH?”FROM THIS WRETCH?”
THATS WHAT WE ARE. WE BLAMETHATS WHAT WE ARE. WE BLAME
THE ONE WHO TRIED TO SAVE US.THE ONE WHO TRIED TO SAVE US.
WHEN WILL WE CHANGE? WHENWHEN WILL WE CHANGE? WHEN
WILL WE THANK THE ONE WHOWILL WE THANK THE ONE WHO
CREATED US? WHEN WILL WECREATED US? WHEN WILL WE
START LISTENING TO THAT INNERSTART LISTENING TO THAT INNER
VOICE WHO SPEAKS TO US OFTEN?VOICE WHO SPEAKS TO US OFTEN?
7. THOUGH WE HURTTHOUGH WE HURT
HIM, INSULT HIM, GODHIM, INSULT HIM, GOD
STILL WAITS…............STILL WAITS…............
…………..HE WANTS EACH..HE WANTS EACH
OF US TO REPENT FOROF US TO REPENT FOR
OUR DEEDS.OUR DEEDS.
HE BELIEVES, “HE BELIEVES, “
ONE DAY, MYONE DAY, MY
CHILD WILLCHILD WILL
SURELY COMESURELY COME
BACK TO ME . “BACK TO ME . “
