Hadrat ‘Ali (‘a) says:
قَرَّتْ إِذاً عينه إذا ٱقتَدى بعد السنين المتطاولة بالبهيمة الهاملة و السائمة المرعيّة.
“May I get blind if after having passed so many years of my life (and with the possession of all talent, capabilities, facilities, intellect, knowledge, and inspiration), I now turn into an animal in human form!”
Yes, civilization, technology and the progress of new instruments have made life more comfortable, bestowing comfort and welfare as a gift (to us), but does the perfection of man lie in attaining such material comforts?
If this is so, then the animals are more advanced than man in food, clothing, habitation, and the satisfaction of carnal desire!
In terms of food, they eat better, are more comfortable, and have no need of cooking and preparation!
In terms of clothing, they have no need for sewing, washing and ironing!
In terms of carnal desire, they satisfy it without difficulty and predicament.
In procuring a place for habitation, there are so many birds and insects whose technique in making nests and dens astonishes man.
In essence, has this technological advancement brought about progress in our humanness as well?
Have individual and collective corruptions lessened?
Has this comfort also brought tranquility?
In any case, just not placing the hand of man in that of the infallible and just leaders would be an injustice to humanity, if the heart of man is not linked to God, an insult would have been made to the station of humanity.
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