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appreciative so that they may attain the level of the divine favors that man can never evaluate and thank properly.


As a matter of fact, every single twinkling of the eye, every single word that is produced by the mouth, every single movement of an organ, and every single breath-all these are great favors of the Lord that none can evaluate except those who are deprived of them.


If it is obligatory to thank the favor of the creatures, how will it be then if the favorer is the Creator Whose graces are countless and favors are innumerable?


Finally, showing gratitude takes nearly to the Lord and achieves His contentment and His endowments of more graces and favors.


Ingratitude, on the other hand, is the trait of the humble personalities. The holy Quran tells that ingratitude is a direct reason of the collapse of nations and the eradication of their blessings:


"Allah tells a parable about a secure and peaceful town surrounded by abundant sustenance. Its inhabitants rejected the bounties of Allah and He caused them to suffer hunger and fear as a result of their deeds (16:112)."


As he was asked about the explanation of God's saying, "And they said: our Lord! Make spaces to be longer between our journeys; and they were unjust to themselves so We made them stories and scattered them with an utter scattering; most surely there are signs in this for every patient, grateful one, (34:19)" Imam as-Sadiq (a) said: "Those were some peoples whose villages were connected to each other. They had flowing rivers and many fortunes, but they showed ingratitude to Allah and changed what is in their hearts; therefore, Allah changed the graces that they enjoyed. As a matter of fact, 'Allah does not change the condition of a nation unless it changes what is in its heart.' He then sent upon them a torrent that scattered their villages, ruined their territories, and wasted their fortunes. In place of


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