It is narrated that if one does not improve himself by forty...

It is narrated that if one does not improve himself by forty, the Satan kisses his forehead saying, “May I be sacrificed for the one from whom no one can hope for good.”[^1] And whomsoever We cause to live long, We reduce (him) to an abject state in constitution… *** *** It is said that this decline is for the body, not for the soul. “We reduce him to an abject state in constitution”.

Though his body goes on weakening, his spirit becomes stronger in old age, regarding the virtues cultivated during his youth. If he had been a generous person in his youth and was also kind and forgiving, his virtues become stronger in his old age so…