00:00Long ago, in a bustling desert town, there lived a trader named Robert.
00:04Robert's shop wasn't the largest in the market, nor were his goods the rarest.
00:08But what set him apart was something priceless.
00:11His honesty, every morning before opening his shop, Robert would stand quietly, close his eyes, and pray.
00:17Oh God, bless my work today. Keep my heart pure and my hands honest.
00:21Robert weighed his spices with fair scales.
00:23He never hit floors in his cloth or raised his prices unfairly, even when times were hard.
00:28His neighbors would sometimes laugh, saying,
00:31Robert, you could be so much richer if you learned to bend the truth just a little.
00:34Robert would smile and answer gently.
00:36Better a small profit with a clean heart than gold gained with deceit.
00:39God is my provider, not my tricks.
00:42One scorching summer, trade slowed.
00:44Travelers grew few, and money grew tight.
00:47Robert's s'more savings dwindled.
00:48Some days, he barely sold enough to buy bread and water for the evening meal.
00:52One day, a wealthy merchant from a distant city stopped by Robert's shawl.
00:55He asked to buy saffron, the rarest spice Robert owned.
00:59Robert showed the merchant his small jar, explaining honestly,
01:02This saffron is pure, but I have only a little left,
01:06and the color is not as deep because the harvest was poor this year.
01:09The merchant was surprised.
01:10Most traders would boast that saffron was the best, even if it wasn't.
01:14Why do you speak so plainly?
01:15Robert replied.
01:16Because God is watching.
01:17My gain should never come at the cost of my truth.
01:20The merchant nodded thoughtfully.
01:21I travel many towns, he said, and rarely do I meet a man who fears God more than he fears losing silver.
01:28He bought Robert's saffron at a fair price and left.
01:31Days turned into weeks.
01:32Robert continued his honest trade, even as coins grew fewer in his jar.
01:36Then, one morning, the wealthy merchant returned, but not alone.
01:40He brought with him camels loaded with fine goods and many companions.
01:44Robert de Mershan said,
01:45I am building a caravan to cross the desert.
01:47I need a man I can trust to manage my goods and oversee the accounts.
01:51Will you join me?
01:51Robert was shocked.
01:52Why choose me, a poor trader, when there are richer men in the city?
01:56The merchant replied.
01:58I need someone whose fear of God is greater than his desire for profit,
02:01because your honesty is worth more than gold.
02:03Robert accepted.
02:04With care and faith, he managed the merchant's goods well.
02:08The caravan prospered.
02:09In time, Robert earned enough not only to rebuild his small shop,
02:12but to help feed the poor and care for widows and orphans in his town.
02:16His neighbors saw and wondered,
02:18how did an honest man, who refused to cheat even when hungry, become so blessed?
02:23Moral lesson.
02:24True wealth doesn't come from clever words or hidden dishonesty.
02:27It comes from faith, patience, and living with integrity.
02:30An honest heart may be tested by hardship, but God sees what is hidden from the world.
02:35And in his time, he rewards honesty in ways far greater than silver or gold.
02:39God's message.
02:40When you choose to live truthfully, even when it costs you something,
02:43you replacing your trust, not in your own strength, but in God as your true provider.
02:48And whoever fears God, he will make for him a way out,
02:50and will provide for him from where he does not expect.
02:53Your honesty may seem unnoticed by people, but it is always seen by the one who matters most.
02:58So, dear listener, remember, when tempted to bend the truth or hide a flaw,
03:02think of Robert, choose faith over fear, honesty over haste.
03:06For what you keep with lies will slip through your hands,
03:09but what you build with truth, God will bless beyond what you can imagine.
03:13For what you do, God is to have a good faith in the world.
03:15For what you have done with truth, God is to have a good faith in the world.
03:17And you are really listening to the truth and healing of truth.
03:18The truth is for God is to have a good faith in the world.
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