Narrowness of vision, pettiness of mind, and lack of capaciousness of personality, together, are a strong factor responsible for pride, which makes its victim to have ‘ujb and kibr and makes him highly sensitive to qualities which are neither a kind of perfection nor any merit of note. And the more one is infatuated with…
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As soon as a person with narrow mentality…
As soon as a person with narrow mentality beholds any merit in himself, he imagines himself to enjoy a kind of superiority. He thinks he has acquired a higher station, whereas, if he justly evaluates it and judges his accomplishments and merits, he would see that what he imagined to be perfection and is so…
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True perfection lies in a person’s freedom…
True perfection lies in a person’s freedom to be able to do wrong, and yet they choose to refrain from sinning, [all the while] without practically imposing anything on themselves. SOURCE: TAQWA | AYATOLLAH MURTADA MUTAHHARI (R)
God loves His own creation, especially…
God loves His own creation, especially the human being whom He has generously created. He will not abandon us until He takes us to the highest point of perfection, which is being close to Him. SOURCE: @PanahianEN | H.I. ALIREZA PANAHIAN
Pride can also arise from other causes…
Pride can also arise from other causes, all of which relate to a sense of one’s worth and excellence which others are imagined to lack. For instance, someone who comes of a noble descent looks down on those who are not like him. Other reasons relate to personal beauty and charm, one’s tribe, the number…
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