When God created the world, there was a lot of greenery in it. The world was full of fertile land. There were huge forests, with trees that bore juicy fruit. There were lovely gardens with flowers of different kinds. There were lovely meadows all around. God then created all the water bodies, such as ponds, rivers and seas. Then came animals, birds and insects. God wanted someone to take care of the world. So He created human beings. Before sending them to Earth, He said, “For every sin you commit, I will put a speck of sand on Earth. Beware.” But humans did not care. They lived as they pleased, thinking, “What’s the harm in a speck of sand?” God, true to His words, began sprinkling a speck of sand for each sin committed by humans. Soon, the fertile land turned into huge stretches of barren land. Today, we call them deserts.
A Speck of Sand
