TIPS FROM IMAM ALI (A.S) ON HOW TO LEAD A USEFUL AND SOBER LIFE *************************************************************************************** Somebody requested Imam Ali (a.s) him how to have a useful and sober life in this world. Imam Ali (a.s) thereupon advised him thus : 1-Do not be among those people who wants to gain good returns without working hard for them,who have long hopes and keeps on postponing repentance and penance,who talks like pious person but run after vivious pleasures. 2-Do not be among those who are not satisfied if they get more in life and are mot content if their lot in lifes pleasure is less(they are not satisfied), who never thank Allah for what they get and keep on constantly demanding increase in what is left with them,who advised others for such good deeds that they themselves refrain from,who appreciate good people but do not follow their ways of life,who hate bad and vicious people but follows their way of life and who on account of their excessive sins hate death but do not give up sinful ways of life. 3-Whose minds are allured by day dreams and forlorn hopes and who abhor to face realities of life,who fear for others the enormous repercussions of vices and sins but for their own deeds expect very high rewards or very light disciplinary actions.Riches make such people arrogant,rebellious and wicked and poverty makes them despondent and lethargic..If they have to work, they work lazily and if they put up a demand they do it stubbornly. 4-They under the influence of inordinate desires /craving commit sins in quick succession and keep on postponing repentance.Calamilities and adversities make them give up the distinguish characteristics of Muslims.[ Patience,hope in future and work for the improvement of the circumstances],they advice people with narrations of events and facts but do not take any lesson from them.They are good at preaching and bad at practice,therefore they always talks of lofty deeds but their actions belie their words. 5-Beware of the people who are keen to acquire temporal pleasure but are careless and very slow in doing things for achieving divine benefits.They think good for themselves the things which are actually injurious to them and regard harmful what is in fact benefit them.They are afraid of death but waste their time and do not resort to good deeds before death overtakes them.The vices which they regards as enormous sins for others, they consider as minor short comings for themselves. 6-Similarly, they attach great importance to their obedience of Allah and belittle similar actions in others.Therefore they often criticize others and speak very highly of their own deeds.They are happy to spend their time in the society of rich people.but averse to the company of poor and pious.They force others to obey them but they hardly obey Allah.They collect their dues carefully but never care to pay back the dues they owe......They are not afraid of Allah but fear the powerful and people of authority.
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