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It is said that Moses—peace be upon him—was walking with his disciples when they came across a donkey’s corpse.

One of them said it smells so bad. The other said it looks so ugly. Moses, however, looked and said: ‘Mashallah, its teeth are so white.’

• The gratefulness of the ears is to hear goodness with them.
• The gratefulness of the eyes is to see goodness with them.
• The gratefulness of the tongue is to say goodness with it.

There is beauty around but it’s for the trained ear, eye and heart.