📸 “As they say, I am responsible for myself, and none else is responsible for me. Does that involve responsibility to others too? Should I choose something for myself which would be profitable for others also? If they put this responsibility on me, where does it come from? Others are free, too, and that absolute…
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A materialistic goal cannot be construed
📸 “A materialistic goal cannot be construed as a sacred goal. It is not above human objectives and to make self-sacrifice for it is illogical; since it comprises the materialistic ideal. To secure material gains through self-sacrifice is essentially contradictory. Can that be called an ideal?” Source: Goal of Life | Ayatollah Murtada Mutahhari (R)
“Monotheistic world vision creates a divine obligation……..
📸 “Monotheistic world vision creates a divine obligation. Others like existentialism lack a spiritual foundation. A man may say: “I am responsible for myself, because I am free.” But this kind of freedom does not make sense, since it is unrelated to everything else, thus causing many difficulties. Suppose I am free and ungoverned by…
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“To be constructive, man looks to the future……….
📸 “To be constructive, man looks to the future, not to the past and present. Therefore, philosophy alone is not enough. World visions have also another difference with one another; one of them creates an obligation, while another does not. In other words, one of them gives man responsibility, while another does not.” Source: Goal…
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“A school of thought may evidence a spirit……..
📸 “A school of thought may evidence a spirit determined by the relationships of cause and effect. However, a school of thought must have a suitable idea so as to lend a world perspective. The converse is not true, since a world vision without a suitable ideal does not by itself provide an overall elan…
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