No Ill Will

No Ill Will If you want to obstruct someone’s progress, you first need to ignite the fire of envy within yourself. Only after sparking envy can you begin to scheme against another’s success. If you aim to harm someone, you must first turn your own heart into a place of destruction. Only then can you direct your destructive plans at someone. The worst evil in this world is wishing harm on another because even if you don’t succeed in hurting them, you end up hurting yourself. Destroying someone else is beyond anyone’s power. However, when a person schemes against another’s downfall, they undoubtedly risk their own ruin. If someone tries to harm another person, they cannot do it without first filling their mind with negative thoughts about them. They begin to plan hurtful actions and move in a negative direction. But all of this only destroys their own peace and well-being. In trying to harm someone else, they actually harm themselves. If you succeed in your actions against someone else, you will still suffer significant losses of your own time, energy, and resources. In trying to hurt another, you also end up hurting yourself. What good is there in such actions? Wishing harm on others is not only an ill-wish for them; it’s also an ill-wish for yourself. A person should strive to be their own well-wisher if they cannot be a well-wisher for others. If you’re not willing to give to others, at least don’t deprive yourself. If you don’t want to live for others, then at least live for yourself.