While as bulk of us, overestimate ourselves, some others underestimate their strengths and abilities. When such people receive their share of divine blessings, they feel proportionately more grateful in return to what was supposedly beyond their expectations. However, the truth is that the reward is calibrated as per the core of one’s commitment as well as degree of humility.

On the other hand, those who keep living with unrealistic expectations in life sometimes go too far to point out faults in the divine decree. The fact is that blessings never go to the wrong address nor do the tests and trials go to weak and unworthy. What has missed us was never meant for us. However the entire scheme of God is rational and not random otherwise HE ceases to be just.

Our estimates are either above the mark driven by pride or below the mark, drooped by humility. The even and exact or the fair and clear estimates are only with the divine. The root word for fate (Qadr) derives from (miqdar) or measurement. From scriptures we come to know that God has created everything according to a specific measure and HIS scales of justice are fairly even.

In that context one is greatly moved by the riveting reply of Imam Ali to a question posed to him about Qadr (whether humans are compelled or free). Imam Ali told the man to raise one of his legs and he did. Then the Imam said to........

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