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How do relationships become more beautiful?

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Ali Reza Panahian
Ali Reza Panahian
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How can we feel comfortable and relaxed when we are together?
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If one becomes busy thinking about his own good points, half of his relationships with others will be fixed. If one becomes busy thinking about his own bad points, the other half of his relationships with others will be fixed. He won’t be busy thinking about other people’s bad points. If people are busy thinking about their own faults, if they are busy thinking about their own good and bad points, they will have better relationships with others.
About our bad points too, when one is busy seeing his own bad points, he’ll abandon and forgive other people’s faults. He won’t look for other people’s faults. He won’t hold grudges. He will think, “I have more faults than anyone else.” This is one of the virtues that a person truly needs, especially in a community of believers.
Shall I read a few traditions for you? For example, it has been said, “The wisest people are those who see their own faults and are blind to the faults of others.” [Ghurar al-Hikam, vol. 1, p. 207] When a person becomes busy with his own faults, other people’s faults won’t be important to him anymore. [He’ll think,] “I have so many faults myself, now I want to look for other people’s faults!” In this way a person’s relationships with others will become beautiful, and he will look at everyone with kindness.
Only a mother can think that her children are flawless. She justifies her children’s faults. If one becomes busy seeing his own faults, he will act like a mother toward others. If one becomes busy with himself, he will act like a mother toward others. If one becomes busy with his own assets, he’ll behave with others like a kind, rich person. He’ll feel concerned about everyone. He will constantly think that God has given him some blessings that He hasn’t given to others. And he’ll feel a special affection for others.
There are many traditions about this. “A wise person is someone who expects much from himself, but has no expectations from others.” [Ghurar al-Hikam, vol. 1, p. 110] These are signs of a mental and emotional balance.
One of the signs of a person's mental health is that he sees his own good qualities and assets. If a person doesn’t see any of his own good blessings and only sees the good things that are in the hands of others, his outlook is distorted. If a person doesn’t see his own faults and only looks at other people’s faults, he will be out of balance. When people see their own faults, others feel comfortable with them. Those people don’t look for our faults. People who are busy thinking about their own faults are kind to us. Whether we have faults or not, they won’t judge us wrongly or negatively. They easily forgive. We are comfortable and feel calm when we are with them.
When a person is busy thinking about his own faults, other people’s faults aren’t important to him at all. And a person’s relationships with others become beautiful! He looks at everyone kindly. He will act like a mother toward others.

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