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Lesson: 15 One of the branches of worldly love is a lengthy ambition
This attribute
is though desirable yet it also requires to be controlled with conditions and
planning. Religious leaders have given many admonitions in this regard to their
followers. Here are some of them:-
1 - Amirul
Mo-mineen (a.s.) said: Beware: My biggest worry about you is in two matters:
1 - Following your desires and 2 - Lengthy ambitions because slavery of desires
prevents you from truth and entertaining lengthy ambitions results in unmindfulness
of the Hereafter life after death.
2 - The Holy
Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said: Indeed the welfare of a nation is in piety and Faith
and its destruction is in greed and long ambitions.
3 - Amirul
Mo-mineen (a.s.) is reported to have said: In truth, if one sees the speed with
which ones death approaches him he will abhor long ambitions and will give up
worldly love.
Result of
high ambitions
It is reported
from Amirul Mo-mineen (a.s.): The result of long ambitions is evil deeds of
man.
He has also
said: One who lengthens his ambitions worsens his deeds
Perhaps it
can also be said that: wickedness in our deeds reveals the lengthiness of our
ambitions.
Remedy for
This illness
First man must
look at the speed with which his death is approaching him and then study history
to know what kind of ambitions people had entertained and took all of them only
to graves.
Thirdly, he
should plan for its remedy and should see towards the events of the family members
of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) so that he may clean himself in the light of
their guidance.
