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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Ahlul-Bayt; Ethical Role-Models Physical and Mental Necessities Human being is the composition of two elements: body and spirit. These two elements are correlated and interacting. Man’s happiness depends totally on the soundness of these two elements each of which has its own desires and necessities. The physical necessities are the material factors that achieve growth, health, and vitality, such as food, drink, clothing, and other life necessities.

The mental necessities are the intellectual and spiritual desires, such as knowledge, freedom, justice, peace of mind, and the like. For gaining sound body and soul, it is essential to respond to these necessities. For instance, weakness and ailment are the results of depriving the body of its necessities, while puzzlement, worry, and misery are the results of depriving the soul of its necessities.

Physical Rights Briefly, the physical right is to attend to the health regulations, such as moderation in food and drink, evasion of alcoholic drinks and drugs, abstinence from sinful carnal desires, habituating to cleanness, practicing physical activities, treating of the ailments, following the physicians’ advices, and the like matters. Mental Rights Many people ignore the mental health because they are far away from the spiritual values.

Few groups of people, however, can realize the mental complications that appear in the form of recalcitrance, rebellion, inclinations to the commitment of sins, excessive fondness of materiality, and desertion of the mental values. In view of that, the treatment for the spiritual defects has been more difficult and more laborious.

In the same way, scholars and intellectuals have paid a greater attention to self-discipline and mental education; therefore, it is necessary for people of reason to care for such affairs. (1) Self-education Self-education can be achieved by enlightening with the divine recognition and the true belief and supplying with the beneficial knowledge that lead to the right guidance.

Naturally, human souls incline to the belief in God, tend to knowledge, and yearn for discovering mysteries of the cosmos and secrets of life. (2) Well Intention Man enjoys two forms: one is external and represented by his body, and the other is internal and represented by his mental and moral traits. Man’s external form is the target of praise and dispraise, according to its beauty or ugliness.