Thus, if we were to understand the worth of our soul then we...

Thus, if we were to understand the worth of our soul then we would definitely not sell it for the lower desires that shall quickly pass, nor for the worthless positions of the transient world. However, if we do not recognize our self-worth, then we will definitely sell ourselves cheap. In addition, we must be cautious of the person who does not know his own worth since he could even resort to killing another human beings for a meagre price since he does not consider himself to be worth anything!

However what about the one who considers himself to be worth something? The answer to this question has been provided by our master, ‘Ali b.

Abi Talib (as) in three sentences where he has said: مَنْ كَرَمَتْ عَلَيْهِ نَفْسَهُ لَمْ يُهِنُهَا بِالشَّهَوَاتِ… “The one who considers himself to be worth something will not weaken himself through his lower desires…” مَنْ كَرَمَتْ عَلَيْهِ نَفْسَهُ هَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ شَهْوَتُهُ… “The one who considers himself to be worth something will consider his lower desires as something of no value…” مَنْ كَرَمَتْ عَلَيْهِ نَفْسَهُ صَغُرَتِ الدُّنْـيَا فِي عَيْنِهِ.

“The one who considers himself to be worth something will consider the transient world as something insignificant.”[^2] [^1]: Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 75, pg. 365 [^2]: Mizan al-hikmah, Under the letters of “نفس” Previous…

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