17. The Growth and Struggles of the Heart Human thoughts, unless they are shaped by special problems, worries, or wounds, generally prefer to remember only what they have done well and the moments of joy and delight. They neither want to acknowledge nor recall their faults, mistakes, and sins. This is especially evident as a […]

The greater a person’s sense of victimization, the more time and greater effort are required to find sound wisdom and methods, and it often takes them twice as long as others to acquire such understanding. Nevertheless, those with a strong victim mentality often stubbornly cling to their own rigid ways, refusing to learn even when […]

Every person carries the habit and desire to reveal the value of their existence outwardly—to be recognized, loved, and respected by others—and this desire is an essential habit of human nature. This is why so many seek to grasp power. Pride arises either from the desire to boast of one’s existence, following the cravings of […]

The human mind does not remember its own faults or failures. One may perhaps recall painful mistakes or errors, but these remain in the heart rather than in the brain. By nature, the human brain possesses an absolute tendency neither to admit nor to remember its own faults and failures. Thus, man does not remember […]

Every human being, through the process of growth from childhood, or through many hardships and adversities, comes to acquire diligence. And the greater the obsession born of inferiority—the desire not to fall behind others but rather to surpass them—the more diligent a person inevitably becomes. Many people, from an early age, develop diligence as a […]

The standard of human judgment arises from his habits. In other words, the criteria by which one judges are formed and shaped by his experiences, common sense, and knowledge accumulated throughout life. Man does not decide according to conscience, which follows righteousness, equity, faithfulness, and justice, but rather according to desires of the flesh—through essential […]

Every human being believes without filter or doubt what he sees with his eyes and hears with his ears. Yet, though people may see the same thing and hear the same thing, the words they speak and the claims they make are often different. This is because their ways of receiving and their standards differ, […]

From a very early age, all human beings receive many wounds—whether from parents or relatives, from school or communal life, from poverty, from a harsh society, or from abuse and contempt. These wounds are not only inflicted but are also shaped into being. For example, imagine parents who justify themselves with morality while carelessly nagging […]