my dear son....ppsx
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These advices are from afather who realizes the
mortality of life, who isgetting old, who has
patiently borne hardshipsand calamities
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to his son who is young,
who has the desire ofleading the world to sober
ways of thinking and betterways of life, who is
mortal and is bound bynature to follow the steps of
all mortals
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My dear son! You are a
part of my body and souland whenever I look at
you, I feel as if I amlooking at myself. If any of
the calamities befalls you, Ifeel as if it has befallenme
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My first and foremost
advice to you, my son, is
to fear God. Be His obedient
servant. Keep His thoughtalways fresh in your mind.
Be attached to and carefullyguard the principles which
connect you with Him
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Be it known to you, my
son, that you are created forthe next world and not for
this. You are born to die andnot to live forever. Your stayin this world is transient. You
live in a place which issubject to decay and
destruction...
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Subjugate your nature with
the vision of death, make itsee the mortality of life and
of all that it holds dear, forceit to realize the actuality of
misfortunes and adversities,the changes of
circumstances and times
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and compel it to study
the lives of past people.Persuade it to see the
ruined cities, thedilapidated palaces,
decaying signs and relicsof the fallen empires of
past
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you will find that each one
of those people has parted
company with the others
and with all that hecherished and loved and he
is now in a solitary abode,alone and unattended and
you also will be like him
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Develop the habit of
patience againstsufferings, calamities andadversities. This virtue ofpatience is one of the
highest values of morality
and nobility of characterand it is the best habit
which one can develop
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Take care to provide wellfor your future abode. Do
not barter away eternalblessing for pleasures of
this mortal and fleetingworld...
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Do not talk about things
which you do not know. Donot speculate about and
pass verdicts on subjectsabout which you are not in
a position to form anopinion and are not called
upon to do so.
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Let your words and deedsteach the world lessons ofhow to abstain from
wickedness and viciousdeeds. Try your best to
keep away from those whoindulge in vices and sins.
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Fearlessly and boldly helptruth and justice. Bear
patiently the sufferingsand face bravely the
obstacles which come inyour way when you follow
truth and when you try touphold it. Adhere to thecause of truth and justice
wh r v r fin it
R t t t
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Remem er t at t s wor sworking under the laws
ordained by Him, and itconsists of assemblage andaggregation of actions and
reactions, causes and effects,calamities and reverses,
pains and pleasures andrewards and punishments,
but this is not all which the
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Be it known to you, myson, that nobody has given
mankind such detailedinformation about God as
our Holy Prophet (saws). Iadvise you to have faith inhis teachings, to make himyour leader and to accept
his guidance for your
salvation...
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Whatever you like for
yourself, like for others, andwhatever you dislike to
happen to you, spare othersfrom such happenings. Donot oppress and tyrannize
anybody because you surelydo not like to be oppressed
and tyrannized
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Remember, my dear son,that wealth and power are
such things that they willnot always be with you and
may bring harm to you inthe life in the Hereafter.
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my dear son, alwayskeep three things in mind:death, your deeds and thelife in the Hereafter. In this
way you will always be
ready to face death and itwill not catch you unawares.
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Be it known to you, my
son, that you cannot haveevery wish of yours
granted
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Take care, my son! Bewarned that you do notmake yourself a slave of
anybody. God has createdyou a freeman. Do not sell
away your freedom inreturn of anything.
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Beware, my son, that
avarice and greed may notdrive you towards
destruction and damnation.
Contentment and honesty
are the lasting assets toretain ones prestige and
position.
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The losses that you sufferon account of your silence
can be easily compensated
but the losses which arise
out of excessive and loose
talk are difficult torecompense.
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Wisdom is the name of thetrait of remembering
experiences and makinguse of them. The best
experience is the one which
gives the best warning andadvice.
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Everyone who tries cannotsucceed. For every actionthere is a reaction. Shortly
you will get what has beendestined for you. Often
small returns prove asbeneficial as big profits
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Know it well, son, that
there are two kinds oflivelihood: one which youare searching for and theother which follows you
(which has been destined
for you). It will reach youeven if you do not try to
obtain it.
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Often close relations behavemore distantly than
strangers and often
strangers help you more
than your nearest relatives.
Poor is he who has nofriends.
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Instead of enquiring aboutthe condition of the home
in which you are going tostay, first of all try to find
out what kind of peoplewill be your neighbours.
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Do not introduce ridiculous
topics in your talk even ifyou have to repeat sayingsof others.
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a friend who has not
formed a good opinion ofyou will not be of any help
or use to you.
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Often a man tries his best toacquire a thing which is mostharmful to him
One who talks too muchmakes most mistakes
One who often reflects,develops his foresight
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Treat the members of your
family with love and respectbecause they act as wingswith which you fly and ashands which support you
and fight for you. They are
people towards whom youturn when you are in trouble
and in need.
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When status changes, yourconditions also change.
Weaknesses and
shortcomings are not thethings to talk about.
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Sometimes very wise andlearned persons fail to
achieve the object theywere aiming at and foolishand uneducated peopleattain their purposes.
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Take care so as not to befooled by flattery. Do not
develop friendship with theenemy of your friend
otherwise your friend will turninto an enemy. Advise your
friend sincerely and to thebest of your ability eventhough he may not like it.
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the best knowledge is
that which benefits thelistener. The knowledge
which does not benefitanybody is useless, not
valuable and not worthlearning and
remembering The greatest achievement
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The greatest achievement
of your character is that the
hostility of your brotheragainst you does not
overcome the considerationand friendship you feel
towards him, and his ill-
treatment of you does not
overbalance your kind
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The strongest relation is
the one which is betweenman and God.
y ear son care u y an
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y ear son care u y anvery carefully remember these
sayings of mine. The Lord who isthe Master of death is also the
Master of life. The Creator is the
Annihilator. And the One who
annihilates has the power to
bring everything back again toexistence. The One who sends
calamities has also the power to
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My dear son! After having
given these pieces of adviceto you, I entrust you to the
Lord. He will help, guide andprotect you in this world
and the Hereafter. I beseech
Him to take you under Hisprotection in both the
worlds
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Thanks for your timeMy dear son is a selection from letter no.31 of Imam Ali (a) in Nahjul Balagha which
he wrote to Imam Hassan (a) in the form ofa will.
http://al-islam.org/nahj/
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