Official blog of www.thesufi.com: Story of Hazrat Faridi-ul-Din "Attar" R.A A pharmacist by profession, Attar was once working in his shop when a beggar came in and asked him for help. He refused. The beggar again asked for money and Attar again refused. Finally, the beggar asked Attar, “How are you going to leave this world?” “In the same way that you will leave it,” Attar replied. “Can you really die like me?” the beggar asked. “Yes, of course.” Attar replied. Thereupon, the beggar lay down on the floor, placed his wooden bowl underneath his head, uttered “Allah” and died. When Attar saw this he became bewildered, left his shop and began his spiritual quest. Leaving aside the miraculous aspect of this story, the point here is that when Attar experienced the total detachment of the beggar from the created world he was shocked into realizing his own imprisonment in the circumstances of his life. This in turn kindled the fire of yearning in his heart, the yearning for detachment from concern with worldly matters. Such encounters make us give up our conventional life in pursuit of the unknown. **For more Sufi Stories click over website link: www.thesufi.com